Embroiderer:
Edwards, Susannah
Designer:
Weeks, Mrs
Needlework sampler with alphabet and number lines above five lines of religious verse, and a repeating border, worked by Susannah Edwards, a ‘Liberated African’, in a Church Missionary School, in Bathurst, Sierra Leone, Africa, in December 1833, for a UK-based sponsor.
History note: Cheffin’s, Cambridge, Fine Sale 21 March 2024 (lot 406), from where purchased
Given by the Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum, 2024
Height: 34 cm
Width: 21.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Bought (2024) by Cheffins The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum
19th Century
Production date:
December
AD 1833
Embroidery : Sampler canvas (linen or cotton), with coloured silk or cotton thread embroidery
Accession number: T.1-2024
Primary reference Number: 317263
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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