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Description: | Artist: Unknown; Date(s): after 1600 - before 1650; Classification(s): embroidery, sampler, weaving, Linen sampler embroidered in polychrome silks, silver and gilt metal thread in back, tent, chain, cross, stem, eyelet, faggot, rococo, Rumanian and plaited braid stitch and interlacing stitches with bullion knots. All the edges are hemmed.; Acquisition: bequeathed by Longman, H.A. Mrs, 1938, Mrs H.A. Longman Bequest [T.2-1938]
Description: Linen sampler embroidered in polychrome silks, silver and gilt metal thread in back, tent, chain, cross, stem, eyelet, faggot, rococo, Rumanian and plaited braid stitch and interlacing stitches with bullion knots. All the edges are hemmed. The spot sampler consists of detached geometric and floral motifs, (oak and rose) and some all-over patterns. | 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=1600; end=1650 | 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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