Linen embroidered with light brown (faded red?) and black (faded) silks.
15cm x 12.5cm
5 3/4" x 5"
A narrow repeat geometric framing border enclosing an upper case & a mixed upper & lower case alphabet, numerals 1-16, each band separated by a narrow repeat geometric pattern band. The final band is inscribed: To err is human to for/give divine-SW/1830.
The quotation is from Alexander Pope's (1688-1744)" Essay on Criticism" of 1711.
Bought at Watlington 1997. It came with a piece of paper suggesting SW stood for Sarah Willis.
Height: 13.8 cm
Width: 11.4 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2018-01-29) by Butcher, Mr & Mrs
Accession number: T.11-2018
Primary reference Number: 225662
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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