IDENTIFIERS ----------- id: 110920 accession number: T.32-1964 DATE AUDIT ---------- created: Saturday 6 August 2011 updated: Monday 20 July 2020 DESCRIPTIVE DATA ---------------- object type: Linen band sampler embroidered with polychrome silks in cross, crosslet, satin, back, double running, rococo, Florentine and counted satin stitch with bullion knots and detached needlepoint lace filling stitches. Linen thread is worked in needle weaving, needle point lace filling stitches and holliepoint. There is a plain selvedge at the top and bottom and the two sides are hemmed with yellow silk. The sampler is made up of five bands of horizontal repeating floral border patterns which are followed by a wide pictorial band, completely covered in embroidery and depicting a tree flanked by 'boxers' with their coats semi-detached, stags, birds and insects. Below that is a band divided vertically into three, also completely covered in embroidery with two all-over patterns either side of a stylized flowering tree with dogs and insects. Next is a band of Florentine work and then a band of pink silk worked in counted satin stitch. There are two more bands of cut and drawn work, the lower one including nine small panels of holliepoint. The last three narrow bands carry the inscription 'RACHEL IARRATT HER/SAMPLAR FINISHD IVLY 4 176-/AGED 11YEARS'. object type: Band sampler, linen, worked with polychrome silks and linen thread in a variety of stitches. The design includes horizontal repeating floral border patterns, a wide pictorial band, a band of Florentine work, two bands of cut and drawn work and an inscription. title: sampler NOTES ----- type: history note value: from the collection of Mrs Longman LICENSING --------- text license status: CC0 image license status: CC-BY-NC-SA OWNERSHIP --------- instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum department: Applied Arts creditline: Given by Miss J. Minet STABLE URL ---------- url: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/110920 TECHNIQUES ---------- Linen band sampler embroidered with polychrome silks in cross, crosslet, satin, back, double running, rococo, Florentine and counted satin stitch with bullion knots and detached needlepoint lace filling stitches. Linen thread is worked in needle weaving, needle point lace filling stitches and holliepoint. There is a plain selvedge at the top and bottom and the two sides are hemmed with yellow silk weaving TECHNIQUES ---------- embroidering TECHNIQUES ---------- cut and drawn work CATEGORIES ------ category: embroidery DATING ------ culture: 18th Century CREATORS -------- maker: Jarratt, Rachel DIMENSIONS ---------- dimension: Length units: cm value: 82 dimension: Width units: cm value: 19.5 EXHIBITIONS HISTORY ------------------- title: English Samplers at the Fitzwilliam CITATIONS -------- English Samplers at the Fitzwilliam ---