Maker: Alessi, Maria
Sampler, linen, embroidered with blue and pink silk in cross-stitch. The edges are fringed. The piece depicts an alphabet, numerals and the inscription 'MARIA ALESSI FECE L'ANNO 1800' worked within a narrow border pattern.
History note: Purchased in Italy in 1904
Mrs H.A. longman Bequest
Length: 6 in
Width: 14 in
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1938) by Longman, H. A., Mrs
19th Century
Production date:
AD 1800
Weaving
: Sampler, linen, embroidered with blue and pink silk in cross-stitch. The edges are fringed.
Embroidering
Accession number: T.113-1938
Primary reference Number: 110844
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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