IDENTIFIERS ----------- id: 110662 accession number: T.116-1928 DATE AUDIT ---------- created: Saturday 6 August 2011 updated: Monday 20 July 2020 DESCRIPTIVE DATA ---------------- object type: Band sampler, linen, embroidered with polychrome silks and linen thread in buttonhole, cross, chain, darning, double running and satin stitch. The sampler comprises sixteen horizontal bands. The top six are repeat border patterns, 7-8 have an alphabet worked in satin stitch; band 9 on the left has a repeat in colour of band 6, in the centre the inscription 'Mary Petter/ May the 12/ 1718' and to the right a repeat from band 13. Bands 10 to 16 again are repeat border patterns. title: sampler LICENSING --------- text license status: CC0 image license status: CC-BY-NC-SA OWNERSHIP --------- instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum department: Applied Arts collection: J. W. L. Glaisher creditline: Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest STABLE URL ---------- url: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/110662 TECHNIQUES ---------- Band sampler, linen, embroidered with polychrome silks and linen thread in buttonhole, cross, chain, darning, Holbein and satin stitch weaving TECHNIQUES ---------- embroidering CATEGORIES ------ category: embroidery DATING ------ creation date: 1718 - 1718 creation date earliest: 1718 creation date latest: 1718 culture: 18th Century CREATORS -------- maker: Petter, Mary DIMENSIONS ---------- dimension: Length units: cm value: 48.9 dimension: Width units: cm value: 21.5