IDENTIFIERS
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id:	225692
accession number:	T.24-2018

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

DESCRIPTIVE DATA
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object type: Loosley woven linen (?) embroidered with polychrome silks in cross stitch.
47.5cm x 76.25cm
18 3/4" x 30"

Central inscription  "Ann Lepprs (Leppers?) work/Aged 16 Years/March 26 1829".  Above this  is inscribed   Psalm 92 from "Psalms, Hymns & Spiritual Songs" , Dr. Isaac Watts (1674-1748) beginning "Lord tis a pleasant thing to stand......." and first published between 1707 -1709.
traditional flora and fauna detached motifs are arranged symmetrically either side of and beneath the inscriptions. In the lower third of the sampler  there is a centrally placed tree flanked by floral and animal motifs, with a female figure holding a bird, a house to the left and a windmill to the right.
All are enclosed by a rosebud 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/225692





CATEGORIES
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category: embroidery

DATING
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CREATORS
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maker: Ann Lepprs

DIMENSIONS
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dimension: Height
units: cm
value: 46

dimension: Width
units: cm
value: 75