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Production:
Unidentified
Production:
Unknown
Linen sampler embroidered with polychrome silks and linen thread in four-sided stitch and pattern or damask darning, including stocking darning stitch. There is a selvedge on the left side, the other edges are turned under and stitched. The sampler contains fifteen examples of darning patterns with a central darned frame enclosing the inscription 'ANNO 1739', 'SVDP' and a coronet.
History note: Given to the donor by J.E.
Bequeathed by Mrs H.A. Longman
Length: 49.5 cm
Length: 18.1/2 in
Width: 51 cm
Width: 20.1/2 in
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1938) by Longman, H. A., Mrs
18th Century
Production date:
AD 1739
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Linen
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Linen
Weaving
: Linen sampler embroidered with polychrome silks and linen thread in four-sided stitch and pattern or damask darning, including stocking darning stitch. There is a selvedge on the left side, the other edges are turned under and stitched.
Embroidering
Inscription present: embroidered in red silk thread
Inscription present: embroidered in red silk thread
Accession number: T.86-1938
Primary reference Number: 110817
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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