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Whitework linen sampler including bands and the format for the opening of a shirt front, embroidered with linen threads in hem and whipped stem stitch with French knots, buttonhole bars and pulled thread work. Three edges are hemmed, and there is needle lace edging along the bottom edge and a selvedge at the top.
Bequeathed by Mrs H.A. Longman
Length: 45.5 cm
Length: 1'6 in
Width: 13.75 cm
Width: 5.5/8 in
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1938) by Longman, H. A., Mrs
17th Century#
After
1601
CE
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Before
1701
CE
The quality and fineness of the linen and the embroidery of the sampler suggests it was made in Continental Europe
Weaving
: Linen band sampler embroidered with linen threads in hem and whipped stem stitch with French knots, buttonhole bars and pulled thread work. Three edges are hemmed, and there is needle lace edging along the bottom edge and a selvedge at the top.
Embroidered
Accession number: T.130-1938
Primary reference Number: 110861
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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