IDENTIFIERS
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id:	110706
accession number:	T.160-1928

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

DESCRIPTIVE DATA
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object type: Bordered sampler, canvas, embroidered with polychrome silks in cross, eyelet hole and satin stitch.  A floral border frames the main body of the sampler which comprises 11 horizontal bands.  These include an alphabet, numerals, repeat border patterns, a flowering tree, a bush, an urn of flowers, a vase of flowers, a bird and the inscriptions ' On wisdom/Wisdom the greatest Blessing from above/ sent to mankind by god in his great Love/Directs the Youth to Knowledge the (n to) Peace/So leads to solid Joys that never Cease', 'Let me be wise in youth O lord that so/I Safe may Tread the way I Ought to Go/Lead me and Learn me what is right and Just/For in thy Help, my God I place my Trust', 'Ecclesiastes c.XII VI', 'Greatness in Virtue only's understood/None's truly great that is not truly good', and 'Anna Maria Dobson Her Work/Finish'd in the Eleventh Year of Her/ Age 1773'.
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/110706





TECHNIQUES
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Border sampler, wool, 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:	1773 - 1773
creation date earliest:	1773
creation date latest:	1773
culture:	18th Century

CREATORS
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maker: Dobson, Anna Maria

DIMENSIONS
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dimension: Length
units: cm
value: 68.6

dimension: Length
units: in
value: 1'3

dimension: Width
units: cm
value: 63.5

dimension: Width
units: in
value: 1'1