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Maker: Dawe, Hannah
Linen sampler embroidered with polychrome silks in cross, Montenegrin cross, crosslet, double running and satin stitch with some couching, speckling and detached needle lace filling stitches. All the edges are hemmed. There are seven horizontal bands of repeat floral border patterns; the widest at the top includes two small panels with the inscription ' HANNAH DAWe'. The third band contains a central rose with raised work of semi-detached petals.
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Length: 46.25 cm
Length: 18.1/4 in
Width: 19.5 cm
Width: 7.5/8 in
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
17th Century#
Production date:
circa
AD 1680
: Charles II
Weaving
: Linen sampler embroidered with polychrome silks in cross, Montenegrin cross, crosslet, double running and satin stitch with some couching, speckling and detached needlepoint lace filling stitches. All the edges are hemmed.
Embroidering
Couching (embroidering)
Inscription present: embroidered in silk thread
Accession number: T.59-1928
Primary reference Number: 110605
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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