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Maker: Brady, Jane
Darning sampler, linen, embroidered with light brown silk. The edges are turned under and stitched. The sampler comprises five examples of pattern or damask darning, and the inscription 'Jane Brady Ackworth School 1785'. Ackworth was a Quaker boarding school founded in 1779.
Given by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum
Length: 21.9 cm
Length: 8.5/8 in
Width: 21.6 cm
Width: 8.1/2 in
Method of acquisition: Given (1939-07-01) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum
18th Century
Production date:
AD 1785
: George III
light brown (possibly faded from pink or red)
Silk
Linen
Weaving
: Darning sampler, linen, embroidered with light brown silk. The edges are turned under and stitched.
Embroidering
Accession number: T.15-1939
Primary reference Number: 110878
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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