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Sampler: T.100-1938

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Unidentified

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Description

Band sampler, linen, embroidered with polychrome silks in cross-stitch. The sampler is divided into four sections. The first band contains some 33 detached motifs including birds (owl, peacock, parrot on a perch), coronets, crowns, flowers in a vase, fruit trees (one with two birds on it, one with two dogs below it) and a wreath with the initials 'CSD. The second and third bands depict crowns, three alphabets and numerals (1-8, 1-9, 1-13). The final band has about 20 repeat border designs worked.

Legal notes

Mrs H.A. Longman Bequest

Measurements and weight

Length: 44 in

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

18th Century
Production date: AD 1756

Components of the work

Max Width 11 in

Materials used in production

polychrome Silk
Linen

Techniques used in production

Weaving : Band sampler, linen, embroidered with polychrome silks in cross-stitch
Embroidering

Identification numbers

Accession number: T.100-1938
Primary reference Number: 110831
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 20 July 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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