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Sampler, portion of. Linen ground embroidered with polychrome silks in cross, double back, eyelet hole, Holbein and satin stitch. The sampler comprises 13 horizontal bands; bands 2,4,6,8-11 are repeat border patterns, the others contain the inscription 'When I was young I little thought/ that wit must be so (deaply) bought/ but now experence tells me how if/ I would thrive then I must bowe an/d bend vnto another will that I might/ learn both arte and skill'.
History note: Bought by the donor from Miss Culter in 1899 for £ 2.0.0
Mrs H.A. Longman Bequest
Length: 41.9 cm
Length: 16.1/2 in
Width: 22.5 cm
Width: 8.7/8 in
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1938) by Longman, H. A., Mrs
17th Century#
After
1601
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Before
1700
Weaving
: Sampler, portion of. Linen ground embroidered with polychrome silks in cross, double back, eyelet hole, Holbein and satin stitch
Embroidering
Accession number: T.21-1938
Primary reference Number: 110752
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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