IDENTIFIERS ----------- id: 81936 accession number: T.2-1996 DATE AUDIT ---------- created: Saturday 6 August 2011 updated: Monday 20 July 2020 DESCRIPTIVE DATA ---------------- object type: Border sampler, linen, embroidered with polychrome stranded cottons in cross-stitch. A double border of repeat floral and geometric motifs encloses contemporary motifs such as a train, aeroplanes, ships, a bus and cars. The overall theme appears to be transport as sailing boats, hot air balloons, a horse and carriage and a cyclist are also worked. 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 P.M. Smith STABLE URL ---------- url: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/81936 TECHNIQUES ---------- Border sampler, linen, embroidered with polychrome stranded cottons in cross-stitch. weaving TECHNIQUES ---------- embroidering CATEGORIES ------ category: embroidery DATING ------ creation date: 1950 - 1950 creation date earliest: 1950 creation date latest: 1950 culture: 20th Century, Mid CREATORS -------- maker: Smith, P. M., Mrs DIMENSIONS ---------- dimension: Length units: cm value: 50.75 dimension: Length units: in value: 20 dimension: Width units: cm value: 42 dimension: Width units: in value: 16.1/2