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Sampler: T.3-2018

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sampler

Maker(s)

Ellen Atkin

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Description

Sampler. Very faded polychrome silks on loosely woven linen in cross stitch.
31 cm x 31cm. 12 1/4" x 12 1/4".

A border of a single line of cross stitch encloses at the top an upper and lower case alphabet and numerals 1-12.

Beneath these is inscribed "Ellen Atkin her Work in The Year 1837", followed by the verse: "Two things have I required of thee/Deny me them not before I die" and " Remove far from me my vanity and lies/Give me neither Poverty nor lies/Feed me with food convenient for me"

The first is based on Proverbs 30.7, and the second on Proverbs 30.8


Puchased at auction, Aylsham 1994

Measurements and weight

Height: 29 cm
Width: 30 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2018-01-29) by Butcher, Mr & Mrs

Identification numbers

Accession number: T.3-2018
Primary reference Number: 225654
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Audit data

Created: Wednesday 14 November 2018 Updated: Thursday 13 June 2019 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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