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Production: Unidentified
Linen whitework sampler embroidered with linen thread with a minute quantity of red silk, in satin, chain, buttonhole, double running stitch and French knots. Three of the edges are hemmed and there is a selvedge at the bottom. The sampler is worked in half bands of repeat patterns, both geometric and stylized pictorial. The bottom right band contains the inscription 'ANNO 1774' and the initials 'IC' surmounted by a heart and a coronet.
Longman Bequest
Length: 42 cm
Length: 17 in
Width: 17.25 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1938) by Longman, H. A., Mrs
18th Century
Production date:
AD 1774
Max Width 7.1/8 in
embroidery (eyes of the birds)
Silk
ground and embroidery
Linen
Weaving
: Linen whitework sampler embroidered with linen thread with a minute quantity of red silk, in satin, chain, buttonhole, double running stitch and French knots. Three of the edges are hemmed and there is a selvedge at the bottom.
Embroidering
Inscription present: embroidered in linen thread
Accession number: T.103-1938
Primary reference Number: 110834
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Sampler" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/110834 Accessed: 2024-11-25 13:12:29
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