IDENTIFIERS ----------- id: 225702 accession number: T.33-2018 DATE AUDIT ---------- created: Wednesday 21 November 2018 updated: Monday 13 January 2020 DESCRIPTIVE DATA ---------------- object type: Linen, embroidered with polychrome silks (very faded) in cross stitch. 30.75cm x 39.25cm 12 1/8" X 15 1/2" Within the enclosing strawberry (or flower bud) border there is an inscription at the top with the title "MARTIN LUTHERS HYMN" "GREAT GOD WHAT DO I SEE AND HEAR/THE END OF THINGS CREATED/THE JUDGE OF MANKIND DOTH APPEAR/ON CLOUDS OF GLORY SEATED/THE TRUMPET SOUNDS THE GRAVES RESTORE/THE DEAD WHICH THEY CONTAINED BEFORE/PREPARE MY SOUL TO MEET HIM" This the first verse of a hymn by William Bengo Collyer (1782-1854), a Congregational minister and author, probably set to the tune of Luther's Hymn "A mighty fortress is our God". beneath are 6 large detached motifs, 5 with birds or flowers and top centre a house. Centre bottom ,set within a frame, "HARRIET HEATON' S WORK 1811" flanked by "AGED" & "8 YEARS" 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/225702 CATEGORIES ------ category: embroidery DATING ------ CREATORS -------- maker: Harriet Heaton DIMENSIONS ---------- dimension: Height units: cm value: 29.5 dimension: Width units: cm value: 38