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Description: | Artist: Unknown; Date(s): circa 1680; Classification(s): embroidery, sampler, weaving, Band sampler, linen, embroidered with linen and silver metal thread in hem, double hem, Rumanian, needlepoint and satin stitch; Acquisition: bequeathed by Glaisher, J.W.L., Dr, 1928-12-07, Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest [T.63-1928]
Description: Band sampler, linen, embroidered with linen and silver metal thread in hem, double hem, Roumanian, satin and needle lace stitches. The sampler comprises 11 horizontal bands; the top five are worked in needlelace stitches, band six contains a wide and a narrow border design placed vertically, and bands seven to eleven contain further repeat patterns. At the bottom there is a space containing some experimental metal thread stitching. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/terms.htm | Publisher: | The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, UK | Rights holder: | The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, UK | Subjects: | Unknown embroidery sampler | Temporal: | name=17th Century; start=1680; end=1680 | Source: | Fitzwilliam Museum | Creator: | The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, UK | Identifier: | http://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/opacdire... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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