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Maker: Unidentified
Band sampler, linen, embroidered with linen and polychrome silk threads in cross, double hem, double running, satin and needle lace filling stitches. The sampler comprises eight horizontal bands featuring repeat border patterns, an alphabet, the initials 'HT' and the date 'July 11 1689'.
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Length: 51.7 cm
Length: 20.3/8 in
Width: 21 cm
Width: 8.1/4 in
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
17th Century#
Production date:
AD 1689
: William and Mary
polychrome
Silk
unbleached
Linen
Linen thread
Weaving
: Band sampler, linen, embroidered with linen and polychrome silk threads in cross, double hem, Holbein, satin and lace filling stitches
Embroidering
Accession number: T.80-1928
Primary reference Number: 110626
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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