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Sampler: T.18-1974

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Spencer Booth, E., Mrs

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Description

Needlepoint sampler, unbleached linen, worked with linen thread in a variety of lace and drawn stitches. The narrow sampler comprises squares and rectangles of different worked patterns and is backed onto pink tissue paper.

Legal notes

Given by H.S. Ede

Measurements and weight

Length: 19.1 cm
Width: 3.6 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1974-03-14) by Ede, Harold Stanley ('Jim')

Materials used in production

unbleached Linen
unbleached Linen thread

Techniques used in production

Weaving : Needlepoint sampler, unbleached linen, worked with linen thread in a variety of lace and drawn stitches
Embroidering

Identification numbers

Accession number: T.18-1974
Primary reference Number: 81954
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 20 July 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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