IDENTIFIERS
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id:	110666
accession number:	T.120-1928

DATE AUDIT
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created:	Saturday 6 August 2011
updated:	Monday 20 July 2020

DESCRIPTIVE DATA
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object type: Band sampler, linen, embroidered with polychrome silks in cross, eyelet hole and satin stitch. The sampler comprises nine horizontal bands separated by narrow border designs in geometric satin stitch.  The top band contains a repeat border pattern; bands two, three, four and six an inscription; bands five and seven border designs of strawberries and blue berries and bands eight and nine repeat border patterns.  The inscriptions reads ' My LIFe IS A FLOWer The TIMe It Hath To / Last Is Mixt With WINd ANd Shook With / Every BLast   Fear God And Honour The King / Lord Give Me WISDOM TO DIRect MY WAY / I Beg Not Riches NOR Yet Length OF DaYS / Sweet ChiLdren Wisdom You / INVites TO Hearken To Her  / VOICe She Offers TO YOU Rar / E DeLights MOst WOrthy OF / Her Choice."                                                           Lower left  " O ALL Ye Nations / Of The World Prais / Ye The Lord Alway / And ALL Ye PeoPLe / Every Where Se F / orth he Lord I say"                            Lower right  " His Noble Praise For / Great His Kindness Is / To Vs  His Truth End / ures For Aye Wheref /  ore Praise Ye The Lor / Our God Praise Ye T"
title:	sampler

LICENSING
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text license status:	CC0
image license status:	CC-BY-NC-SA

OWNERSHIP
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instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum
department: Applied Arts
collection:	J. W. L. Glaisher
creditline: Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest

STABLE URL
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url:	https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/110666





TECHNIQUES
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Band sampler, linen, embroidered with polychrome silks in cross, eyelet hole and satin stitch
weaving
TECHNIQUES
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embroidering

CATEGORIES
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category: embroidery

DATING
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creation date:	1701 - 1800
creation date earliest:	1701
creation date latest:	1800
culture:	18th Century

CREATORS
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maker: Unknown

DIMENSIONS
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dimension: Length
units: cm
value: 69.2

dimension: Length
units: ft
value: 1'3.1/4

dimension: Width
units: cm
value: 21.6

dimension: Width
units: in
value: 8.1/2