IDENTIFIERS ----------- id: 225656 accession number: T.5-2018 DATE AUDIT ---------- created: Wednesday 14 November 2018 updated: Monday 29 April 2024 DESCRIPTIVE DATA ---------------- object type: Woollen tammy cloth embroidered with polychrome silks (very faded) in cross stitch. 32cm x 42.5cm 12 5/8" x 16 3/4" Framing border of repeating flower and stem pattern. Within this border a crown centre top flanked by two angels, traditional flora and fauna motifs at the bottom, at either side 5 similar, symetrically placed flowerpot/vase motifs. Within the borders the inscription "The Request", a hymn of 3 verses. "Father what more of Earthly Bliss/Thy Sovereign will denies/Accepted at the throne of Grace/ Let this Petition take (?) Give me a calm & thankful Heart/From every murmer pass/The Blessings of thy Grace impart/And let me live to thee. Let the sweet hope that I am thee/My life and Death attend/Thy presence through my journey shine/And crown my journeys end." The hymn written by Anne Steele ( 1717-1778), b. Broughton, Hampshire to William Steele a baptist minister. Anne was a prolific hymn writer and essayist. Beneath a geometric repeat pattern band "Ann Legeir/ Aged 9 Years/1810" Purchased Thame Auctions. 1996. title: sampler LICENSING --------- text license status: CC0 image license status: CC-BY-NC-SA OWNERSHIP --------- instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum department: Applied Arts collection: Butcher Collection STABLE URL ---------- url: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/225656 CATEGORIES ------ category: embroidery DATING ------ CREATORS -------- maker: Ann Legeir DIMENSIONS ---------- dimension: Height units: cm value: 30.2 dimension: Width units: cm value: 41.7