Production: Unidentified
Darning sampler, linen, embroidered with red and dark blue woollen, pink silk and white linen threads in darning stitch. The sampler has 26 darns arranged into 6 bands; these include whitework, damask darn, inserted darning and stocking web darn. One of the darns contains the initials 'IFH'.
History note: Bought by J.E, August 1895
Mrs H.A. Longman Bequest
Height: 19.1/2 in
Width: 14.1/8 in
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1938) by Longman, H. A., Mrs
18th Century
Production date:
AD 1796
ground and thread
Linen
pink
Silk
red and dark blue
Wool
Weaving
: Darning sampler, linen, embroidered with red and dark blue woollen, pink silk and white linen threads in darning stitch.
Embroidering
Accession number: T.106-1938
Primary reference Number: 110837
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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