IDENTIFIERS ----------- id: 110761 accession number: T.30-1938 DATE AUDIT ---------- created: Saturday 6 August 2011 updated: Monday 20 July 2020 DESCRIPTIVE DATA ---------------- object type: Band sampler, worsted, embroidered with polychrome silks in cross, eyelet hole and satin stitch. The sampler comprises two sections. The top section is made up of four horizontal bands, which contain alphabets, numerals 1-10, crowns, a flowering plant in pot motif and an inscription. The second section depicts a fruit tree and deer being chased by dogs on a hillocky ground. Above this, birds, butterflies and caterpillars are worked. The inscription in the top section reads 'Take heed to be without mistake or crime/ one day may blemish years of well spent time/Your days to come may ne'er again redreSs/What folly one small moment may express, Martha Harrington April 13 1733'. title: sampler NOTES ----- type: history note value: Purchased by the donor through J. Phelps LICENSING --------- text license status: CC0 image license status: CC-BY-NC-SA OWNERSHIP --------- instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum department: Applied Arts creditline: Mrs H.A. Longman Bequest STABLE URL ---------- url: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/110761 TECHNIQUES ---------- Band sampler, worsted, embroidered with polychrome silks in cross, eyelet hole and satin stitch. weaving TECHNIQUES ---------- embroidering CATEGORIES ------ category: embroidery DATING ------ creation date: 1733 - 1733 creation date earliest: 1733 creation date latest: 1733 culture: 18th Century CREATORS -------- maker: Harrington, Martha DIMENSIONS ---------- dimension: Length units: cm value: 30.2 dimension: Width units: cm value: 27.3 EXHIBITIONS HISTORY ------------------- title: British Embroidery