Maker: Keynorth, Elizabeth
Band sampler, linen, embroidered with polychrome silks in cross, satin and tent stitch. The sampler comprises 15 horizontal bands which include alphabets, numerals, a flowering plant in a vase, a geometrical motif, a bird, the name and date 'Elizabeth Keynorth, and the inscription 'When I am dead and gon/ All my bones are rotten/this you see remember/ me when I am quite forg/otten/Elizabeth Keynorth/ work this in the 12 year/of my age 1755'.
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Length: 24.6 cm
Length: 9.3/4 in
Width: 17.2 cm
Width: 6.3/4 in
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
18th Century
Production date:
AD 1755
: George II
Weaving
: Band sampler, linen, embroidered with polychrome silks in cross, satin and tent stitch
Embroidering
Accession number: T.153-1928
Primary reference Number: 110699
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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