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Maker: Mazelan, Anne
Sampler, linen, embroidered with polychrome silks in cross and satin stitch. The edges are turned under and stitched. The sampler depicts floral and figurative motifs including the temptation of Adam and Eve. The inscription reads 'Fait par moi Anne Mazelan' and dated '1745'.
Mrs H.A. Longman Bequest
Length: 8.3/4 in
Width: 7.3/4 in
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1938) by Longman, H. A., Mrs
18th Century
Production date:
AD 1745
: Louis XV
Weaving
: Sampler, linen, embroidered with polychrome silks in cross and satin stitch. The edges are turned under and stitched.
Embroidering
Accession number: T.92-1938
Primary reference Number: 110823
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Sampler" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/110823 Accessed: 2024-11-25 15:09:11
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