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Maker: Harley, Mary Ann
Sampler, wool, embroidered with polychrome silks in satin and cross-stitch. A border divides the sampler into two sections both of which contain a verse and detached motifs.
Sampler, wool, embroidered with polychrome silks in stain and cross-stitch. There is a selvedge on both sides and the top and bottom are turned under and stitched. A honeysuckle border and a horizontal repeat floral band divide the sampler into two sections. In the upper section there is a star; angels, flowerpots and birds on either side of the verse 'On Good Friday/ Dear Saviour oh what ails this Heart/Sure tis stone it cannot smart/ We yet relent the death of thee/ Whose death alone could ransom me'. In the lower section symmetrically arranged detached motifs accompany the inscription 'Can I behold thy pains so great/ Thy dying sighs thy bloody sweat/Canst thou pour forth such streams for me/ And I not drop one tear for thee', 'Mary Ann Harley 1817' and a pastoral scene including a house and a windmill.
Given by Lady St John Hope
Length: 17.1/2 in
Width: 13.1/2 in
Method of acquisition: Given (1946-07) by Hope, St John, Lady
19th Century
Production date:
AD 1817
: George III
blue, brown, green, pink, red, yellow
Silk
Wool
Weaving
: Sampler, wool, embroidered with polychrome silks in stain and cross-stitch. There is a selvedge on both sides and the top and bottom are turned under and stitched.
Embroidering
Accession number: T.4-1946
Primary reference Number: 110898
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Sampler" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/110898 Accessed: 2024-11-21 18:45:11
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