Production: Unknown
Sampler, linen, embroidered with white and polychrome silk. A border of needle weaving edges the sampler. The central space is taken up by a square surrounded by another border of needle weaving. The remainder of the surface is filled by human figures and various motifs, chiefly coffee pots.
History note: From Lake Van, Turkey
Mrs H.A. Longman Bequest
Length: 1'6.3/4 ft
Width: 1'5.3/4 ft
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1938) by Longman, H. A., Mrs
18th Century, Late-19th Century, Early#
After
1780
-
Before
1830
Weaving
: Sampler, linen, embroidered with white and polychrome silk. A border of needle weaving edges the sampler.
Needleweaving
Embroidery
Accession number: T.129-1938
Primary reference Number: 110860
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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