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Sampler: T.105-1938

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Unidentified

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Categories

Description

Band sampler, linen, embroidered with polychrome silks in cross-stitch. The upper section includes about 28 detached motifs including a crowned woman, arms raised with a spray of leaves in her hand, birds, a cock, a dog, flowers, fruit an hourglass and a spinster. Below this section, 12 horizontal bands are work comprising numerals, alphabets, the date '1777', repeat border patterns and the initials 'RDS, ACS, AZ, ICZ'.

Notes

History note: Purchased in Dresden

Legal notes

Mrs H.A. Longman Bequest

Measurements and weight

Length: 13.5/8 in
Width: 13.7/8 in

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1938) by Longman, H. A., Mrs

Dating

18th Century
Production date: AD 1777

Materials used in production

Linen
Silk

Techniques used in production

Weaving : Band sampler, linen, embroidered with polychrome silks in cross-stitch
Embroidering

Identification numbers

Accession number: T.105-1938
Primary reference Number: 110836
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 20 July 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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