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Sampler: T.63-1938

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Pitts, Elizabeth

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Description

Pictorial sampler, wool, embroidered with polychrome silks in cross, chain and satin stitch. There is a selvedge on both sides and the top and bottom are turned under and stitched. A stylized carnation border surrounds the main body of the sampler and encloses a female figure in contemporary costume; her head and upper body are of printed card partially decorated with embroidery and stitched to the ground. She is surrounded by detached, symmetrically arranged motifs including buckets of fruits, dogs, peacocks, squirrels, swans and flower vases.

Legal notes

Mrs H.A. Longman Bequest

Measurements and weight

Length: 16.1/4 in
Width: 13.1/8 in

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

19th Century, Early#
Production date: AD 1837 : Victorian

Materials used in production

ground Wool
polychrome Silk

Techniques used in production

Weaving : Border sampler, wool, embroidered with polychrome silks in cross, chain and satin stitch. There is a selvedge on both sides and the top and bottom are turned under and stitched.
Embroidering

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Identification numbers

Accession number: T.63-1938
Primary reference Number: 110794
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 20 July 2020 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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