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Production: Unidentified
Linen sampler embroidered with polychrome silks and silver metal thread in tent, cross, stem, and eyelet stitch. Both sides have a selvedge and both the top and bottom edges are turned under and hem stitched. All sides are trimmed with a blue silk ribbon. The central motif depicts a large floral wreath which contains a set of initials 'HS, IP, PIN, KSCD' and the date 1760. Arranged around the wreath are five female figures which symbolise the inscribed virtues of 'La Diligence', 'La Constance', 'L'Abondence', 'La bonne Renommee' and 'La Bonne Conscience', all holding wreaths containing initials. The wide border contains further initials, alphabets, numerals and coronets.
Bequeathed by Mrs H.A. Longman
Length: 26.5 cm
Length: 9.1/2 in
Width: 38 cm
Width: 14 in
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1938) by Longman, H. A., Mrs
18th Century
Production date:
AD 1760
embroidery
Silk
ground
Linen
ribbon
Silk
Weaving
: Linen sampler embroidered with polychrome silks and silver metal thread in tent, cross, stem, and eyelet stitch. Both sides have a selvedge and both the top and bottom edges are turned under and hem stitched. All sides are trimmed with a blue silk ribbon.
Weaving
Embroidering
Inscription present: embroidered in red and pink silk thread
Inscription present: embroidered in light blue silk thread
Accession number: T.91-1938
Primary reference Number: 110822
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Pictorial sampler" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/110822 Accessed: 2024-11-17 17:30:11
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