IDENTIFIERS ----------- id: 110907 accession number: T.8-1952 DATE AUDIT ---------- created: Saturday 6 August 2011 updated: Monday 20 July 2020 DESCRIPTIVE DATA ---------------- object type: Band sampler, linen, embroidered with polychrome silks in cross, rococo, Florentine, double running and tent stitch. There is a selvedge on one side, the other edges are turned under and stitched. The sampler comprises horizontal bands of narrow repeat border patterns, crowns, coronets and alphabet and numerals. There are some wider bands of all-over patterns one of which depicts rectangular detached motifs, another a detached floral and bird motif and initials. The sampler is inscribed 'ANN PHIPPS 1721'. title: sampler LICENSING --------- text license status: CC0 image license status: CC-BY-NC-SA OWNERSHIP --------- instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum department: Applied Arts creditline: Lady St John Hope Bequest STABLE URL ---------- url: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/110907 TECHNIQUES ---------- Band sampler, linen, embroidered with polychrome silks in cross, rococo, Florentine, double running and tent stitch. There is a selvedge on one side, the other edges are turned under and stitched. weaving TECHNIQUES ---------- embroidering CATEGORIES ------ category: embroidery DATING ------ creation date: 1721 - 1721 creation date earliest: 1721 creation date latest: 1721 culture: 18th Century CREATORS -------- maker: Philips, Ann EXHIBITIONS HISTORY ------------------- title: Samplers CITATIONS -------- Sampler Exhibition in the Octagon ---