IDENTIFIERS ----------- id: 110847 accession number: T.116-1938 DATE AUDIT ---------- created: Saturday 6 August 2011 updated: Monday 20 July 2020 DESCRIPTIVE DATA ---------------- object type: Border sampler, linen, embroidered with polychrome silks and linen thread in satin, stem, double running, chain, back, faggot, Greek cross and hemstitch; with French knots, filling stitches and drawn thread work. The edges are hemmed and decorated with eight tassels. The sampler comprises predominantly horizontal and vertical repeat border patterns, some small detached motifs and an inscription which reads 'AS, SAM, SOO, A, XIS'. title: sampler NOTES ----- type: history note value: purchased in London, 1922 LICENSING --------- text license status: CC0 image license status: CC-BY-NC-SA OWNERSHIP --------- instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum department: Applied Arts creditline: Mrs H.A. Longman Bequest STABLE URL ---------- url: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/110847 TECHNIQUES ---------- Border sampler, linen, embroidered with polychrome silks and linen thread in satin, stem, double running, chain, back, faggot, Greek cross and hemstitch; with French knots, filling stitches and drawn thread work. The edges are hemmed and decorated with a knotted (bibila?) stitch and eight tassels. weaving TECHNIQUES ---------- embroidering TECHNIQUES ---------- drawn thread work CATEGORIES ------ category: embroidery DATING ------ culture: 18th Century CREATORS -------- maker: Unidentified DIMENSIONS ---------- dimension: Length units: in value: 24.3/4 dimension: Width units: in value: 14.3/4 EXHIBITIONS HISTORY ------------------- title: Samplers CITATIONS -------- Sampler Exhibition in the Octagon ---