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Maker: Fisher, Rebekah
Linen band sampler worked with polychrome silks in double running, chain, cross, Montenegrin cross, satin, and trellis stitch with bullion knots and woven bosses. The selvedges are plain at the top and bottom and the sides are hemmed. There are sixteen bands of mainly floral horizontal repeating border patterns; the sixth includes 'boxers'. The lower three contain an alphabet and the inscription '1648/ REBEKAH FISHER WI'.
Dr J.W.L Glaisher Bequest
Length: 88.75 cm
Length: 37 in
Width: 20.5 cm
Width: 8 in
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
17th Century, Mid#
Production date:
AD 1648
polychrome
Silk
unbleached
Linen
Weaving
: Linen band sampler worked with polychrome silks in double running, chain, cross, Montenegrin cross, satin, and trellis stitch with bullion knots and woven bosses. The selvedges are plain at the top and bottom and the sides are hemmed.
Embroidering
Inscription present: embroidered in silk thread
Accession number: T.6-1928
Primary reference Number: 110553
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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