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Sampler: T.120-1938

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

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Description

Whitework sampler, white linen, embroidered with bleached and unbleached linen threads in cross and drawn fabric stitches. The sampler is divided into horizontal and vertical bands by lines of cross-stitch into 32 (4*8) rectangles each filled by a different drawn fabric stitch.

Notes

History note: Given to the donor by Susan Minet in 1923, purchased in London

Legal notes

Mrs H.A. Longman Bequest

Measurements and weight

Length: 8.1/2 in

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

19th Century
After 1801 CE - Before 1900 CE

Components of the work

Max Width 20 in

Materials used in production

bleached & unbleached Linen thread
white Linen

Techniques used in production

Weaving : Whitework sampler, white linen, embroidered with bleached and unbleached linen threads in cross and drawn fabric stitches
Embroidering

Identification numbers

Accession number: T.120-1938
Primary reference Number: 110851
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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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