Maker: Gonzales, Pepa
Band sampler, linen, embroidered with polychrome silks in satin, cross, double running, eyelet, fagot and straight stitch. There is a selvedge on both sides and the top and bottom are turned under and hem stitched. A central motif of a flower pot with a pierced heart and vase of flowers is framed on either side by a small border and the inscription 'DE LAMANO DE PEPA GONZALES SYENDD MY MAESTRA I MARIA GONZALES' and the monogram of the Virgin Mary. Repeat border patterns and some detached sprays and sprigs surround the central design.
History note: Purchased of Howell & James, September 1928
Mrs H.A. Longman Bequest
Length: 31 in
Width: 31 in
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1938) by Longman, H. A., Mrs
Weaving
: Band sampler, linen, embroidered with polychrome silks in satin, cross, double running, eyelet, fagot and straight stitch. There is a selvedge on both sides and the top and bottom are turned under and hem stitched.
Embroidering
Accession number: T.124-1938
Primary reference Number: 110855
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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