IDENTIFIERS ----------- id: 110918 accession number: T.3-1962 DATE AUDIT ---------- created: Saturday 6 August 2011 updated: Monday 20 July 2020 DESCRIPTIVE DATA ---------------- object type: Sampler, linen, embroidered with polychrome silks in satin, cross, chain, eyelet, buttonhole and backstitches with French knots, semi-detached interlacing and drawn thread stitches. All the edges are hemmed and have a small tassel in each corner. Horizontal bands of repeat border patterns are worked across the top and bottom sections. The central section is worked with three different cruciform shapes, floral sprigs, circular and sun motifs. The sampler is inscribed with an alphabet and 'ANO 1778, PNs P?ns De Da Perez'. title: sampler LICENSING --------- text license status: CC0 image license status: CC-BY-NC-SA OWNERSHIP --------- instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum department: Applied Arts creditline: Given by Mrs J. Eric Thomson, at the request of Mrs Hambly, of Chicago STABLE URL ---------- url: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/110918 TECHNIQUES ---------- Sampler, linen, embroidered with polychrome silks in satin, cross, chain, eyelet, buttonhole and backstitches with French knots, semi-detached interlacing and drawn thread stitches. All the edges are hemmed and have a small tassel in each corner weaving TECHNIQUES ---------- embroidering TECHNIQUES ---------- interlacing CATEGORIES ------ category: embroidery DATING ------ creation date: 1778 - 1778 creation date earliest: 1778 creation date latest: 1778 culture: 18th Century CREATORS -------- maker: Da Perez DIMENSIONS ---------- dimension: Length units: cm value: 88.5 dimension: Length units: in value: 34.3/4 dimension: Width units: cm value: 21.5 dimension: Width units: in value: 8.1/2