IDENTIFIERS ----------- id: 110893 accession number: T.6-1945 DATE AUDIT ---------- created: Saturday 6 August 2011 updated: Monday 20 July 2020 DESCRIPTIVE DATA ---------------- object type: Band sampler, linen, embroidered with polychrome silks and linen thread in darning, dot, double hem, hollie point, needlepoint and satin stitches. The sampler comprises eight horizontal bands. The top bands contains the name 'Mary Gregory ' darned upon a square lace background formed by the removal of some warp and weft threads; bands two, four, six and eight contain little geometrical patterns formed by dot stitch worked in horizontal lines while bands three and seven contain three squares of holliepoint alternating with two circles of needlepoint, vertical bands in geometrical satin stitch are placed in between the motifs. Band five contains two squares of holliepoint alternating with three circles of needlepoint with similar bands of satin stitch in between them. The holliepoint squares have patterns of lozenges, hearts and crowns, which contain the initials 'MG' and the date '1711'. title: sampler LICENSING --------- text license status: CC0 image license status: CC-BY-NC-SA OWNERSHIP --------- instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum department: Applied Arts creditline: Given by Louis CG Clarke STABLE URL ---------- url: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/110893 TECHNIQUES ---------- Band sampler, linen, embroidered with polychrome silks and linen thread in darning, dot, double hem, hollie point, needlepoint and satin stitches weaving TECHNIQUES ---------- embroidering CATEGORIES ------ category: embroidery DATING ------ creation date: 1711 - 1711 creation date earliest: 1711 creation date latest: 1711 culture: 18th Century CREATORS -------- maker: Gregory, Mary DIMENSIONS ---------- dimension: Length units: cm value: 14 dimension: Width units: cm value: 14.9