Skip to main content

Sampler: T.11-1939

An image of Sampler
View image details Mirador icon - view image Mirador deep zoom IIIF Manifest IIIF Manifest Slow looking

Terms of use

The low-resolution images published on this Website are made available under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (CC BY-NC-ND). For more details: Fitzwilliam Terms of Use

This licence does not include any images of works that are still in copyright. Artistic copyright extends from the life of the artist to 70 years from the end of the calendar year in which the artist died.

Download this image

For further information on use of images or to license a high resolution version, please contact our image library who can discuss terms and fees.

Alternative views

An image of Sampler
An image of Sampler
An image of Sampler
An image of Sampler
View all 5 images attached
Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Bates, Elizabeth

Entities

Categories

Description

Border sampler, woollen, embroidered with polychrome silks in cross, satin, stem, darning and herringbone stitch. The sampler features a strawberry border, repeat border and all over patterns, detached motifs, a verse, an inscription and a pictorial panel.

Border sampler, woollen, embroidered with polychrome silks in cross, satin, stem, darning and herringbone stitch. There is a selvedge on both sides; the top, which was originally turned under, is damaged and the bottom has been cut. A border of strawberries frames the main body of the sampler on three sides. The upper part is composed of repeat bored and all over patterns, detached motifs, including a fruit tree and two dogs, a verse and the inscription 'Elizabeth Bates Aged 10 Years 1801'. The verse reads ' Tell me ye knowing and discerning/ Where I may find a Friend both firm and true/ Who dares stand by me when in deep DiStreSs/ And then his Love and FriendShip moSt expreSs'. The remainder of the sampler includes a pictorial panel of a female figure in late 18th century costume, detached motifs, a flower and fruit band, a stepped, stylized hill with symmetrically arranged trees, animals and birds.

Legal notes

Lady St John Hope Bequest

Measurements and weight

Length: 49 cm
Width: 32 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1939-05-30) by Hope, St John, Lady

Dating

19th Century
Production date: AD 1801 : George III

Materials used in production

polychrome Silk
Wool

Techniques used in production

Weaving : Border sampler, woollen, embroidered with polychrome silks in cross, satin, stem, darning and herringbone stitch. There is a selvedge on both sides; the top, which was originally turned under, is damaged and the bottom has been cut
Embroidering

References and bibliographic entries

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: T.11-1939
Primary reference Number: 110875

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 30 October 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2025) "Sampler" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/110875 Accessed: 2025-12-05 20:01:57

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/110875 |title=Sampler |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2025-12-05 20:01:57|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/api/v1/objects/object-110875

Bootstrap HTML code for reuse

To use this as a simple code embed, copy this string:

<div class="text-center">
    <figure class="figure">
        <img src="https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/aa/aa36/T_11_1939_1_201702_kly25_dc2.jpg"
        alt="Sampler"
        class="img-fluid" />
        <figcaption class="figure-caption text-info">Sampler</figcaption>
    </figure>
</div>

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...

University of Cambridge Museums logo
Cambridge City Council logo
Arts Council England Logo
Research England logo