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Sampler: T.29-1938

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Maker(s)

Maker: Ballay, Sarah

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Band sampler, linen, embroidered with polychrome silks in cross, eyelet hole and satin stitch. The sampler comprises 34 horizontal bands which contain alphabets, repeat border patterns, bands of lozenge designs, of crowns, of hearts, of lions and of men carrying lanterns. the remaining band s are filled with the inscriptions 'Lord give me wisdom to drict my w(ay) I/Ben no riches nor the lenth of days my lif/e is a flower the time it has to last it/is taken with a frost and shook with/every blast', 'Sarah Ballay is my name England is/my nation Brentford is my dwling/ plas and Christ is my salvation/ in the 10 year of her age'.

Notes

History note: Purchased by the donor from Miss Falk, London

Legal notes

Mrs H.A. Longman Bequest

Measurements and weight

Length: 48.2 cm
Width: 22.2 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1938) by Longman, H. A., Mrs

Dating

18th Century
Production date: AD 1726 : George I

Materials used in production

buff Linen
polychrome Silk

Techniques used in production

Weaving : Band sampler, linen, embroidered with polychrome silks in cross, eyelet hole and satin stitch
Embroidering

Identification numbers

Accession number: T.29-1938
Primary reference Number: 110760

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 17 July 2025

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Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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