IDENTIFIERS ----------- id: 225703 accession number: T.34-2018 DATE AUDIT ---------- created: Wednesday 21 November 2018 updated: Thursday 28 November 2019 DESCRIPTIVE DATA ---------------- object type: Linen, embroidered with polychrome wools in cross stitch. 33.5cm x 40cm 13 3/8" x 16 3/4" Strawberry border enclosing a central depiction of "The Temptation of Adam & Eve" above which are placed the Two Spies of Canaan worked on a smaller scale. The remainder of the sampler is worked withtraditional flora & fauna motifs with the inscription beneath Adam & Eve " Great blessing ever wait on virtuous deeds/And tho a late a sure reward succeeds/ Elizabeth Houltby." The inscription is taken from the "Mourning Bride" by William Congreve (1670-1729) and was included in many compilations. 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/225703 CATEGORIES ------ category: embroidery DATING ------ creation date: 1800 - 1900 creation date earliest: 1800 creation date latest: 1900 CREATORS -------- maker: Elizabeth Houltby DIMENSIONS ---------- dimension: Height units: cm value: 33.5 dimension: Width units: cm value: 40