IDENTIFIERS
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id:	225687
accession number:	T.20-2018

DATE AUDIT
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created:	Wednesday 21 November 2018
updated:	Thursday 14 November 2019

DESCRIPTIVE DATA
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object type: Wool, embroidered with polychrome silks (very faded0 in cross stitch.
36cm x 47.5cm
14 1/4" x 18 3/4"

Inscribed "Martha Lowe 1830", lower centre, worked within a garland of buds. 
Above this the  Inscription:
I wish-but stop what should I wish/Not to be powerful nor be rich/
Beauty like flowers will soon decay/Pleasures like time will steal away/A mind secure in innocence/A conscience void of all offence/ A gracious heart and free from care/Shall be my wish shall be my prayer"
Densely embroidered floral and tree detached motifs ( similar to Berlin Woolwork patterns) surround the inscriptions,  all enclosed by a floral border.
title:	sampler

LICENSING
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text license status:	CC0
image license status:	CC-BY-NC-SA

OWNERSHIP
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instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum
department: Applied Arts
collection:	Butcher Collection

STABLE URL
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url:	https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/225687





CATEGORIES
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category: embroidery



DIMENSIONS
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dimension: Height
units: cm
value: 34.2

dimension: Width
units: cm
value: 44.5