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Sampler: T.113-1938

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Alessi, Maria

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Description

Sampler, linen, embroidered with blue and pink silk in cross-stitch. The edges are fringed. The piece depicts an alphabet, numerals and the inscription 'MARIA ALESSI FECE L'ANNO 1800' worked within a narrow border pattern.

Notes

History note: Purchased in Italy in 1904

Legal notes

Mrs H.A. longman Bequest

Measurements and weight

Length: 6 in
Width: 14 in

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

19th Century
Production date: AD 1800

Materials used in production

pink, blue Silk
Linen

Techniques used in production

Weaving : Sampler, linen, embroidered with blue and pink silk in cross-stitch. The edges are fringed.
Embroidering

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Identification numbers

Accession number: T.113-1938
Primary reference Number: 110844
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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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