Maker: Unknown
Wool, embroidered with polychrome silk threads with a repeat border of carnation and strawberry or bud motifs, upper and lower case alphabet, numerals, detached flowers, and other motifs, and a small amount of probably later stitching
Wool, embroidered with polychrome silk threads in cross stitch. Unfinished. Three examples of later random stitching in blank area of main field. Arcaded repeat pattern borders of carnation and bud or strawberry motifs. An upper case and a lower case alphabet, numerals from 1 to 17. Two flower pot and three animal motifs; one unfinished motif. Side edges turned and stitched; selvedge at top and bottom, double blue line.
Given buy Guy Pooley in memory of Mrs Marjorie Edwina Pooley (d. 2007)
Length: 33 cm
Length: 13 in
Width: 21.5 cm
Width: 8½ in
Method of acquisition: Given (2007-10-09) by Pooley, Guy
19th Century, Early#
George III
Circa
1800
-
1820
Embroidery
composed of
silk
Decoration
Weaving : Wool, embroidered with polychrome silk threads
Accession number: T.3-2007
Primary reference Number: 157321
Entry form number: 979
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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