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Description: | Artist: Smith, Ann; Date(s): 1766 - 1767; Classification(s): embroidery, sampler, woven, Woollen border sampler embroidered with polychrome silks in cross, Montenegrin cross, tent, eyelet and stem stitch. All the edges are framed with pale blue watered silk.; Acquisition: bequeathed by Longman, H.A. Mrs, 1938, Mrs H.A. longman Bequest [T.37-1938]
Description: Bordered sampler, canvas, embroidered with polychrome silks in cross, Montenegrin cross, tent, eyelet and stem stitch. The sampler features a floral border pattern and five horizontal sections, which include inscriptions, the Temptation of Adam and Eve, and inscribed panels. | 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: | Smith, Ann embroidery sampler | Temporal: | name=18th century; start=1766; end=1767 | 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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