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Description: | Artist: Denton, Sarah, maker; Date(s): 1763; Classification(s): embroidery, sampler, weaving, Band sampler, linen, embroidered with polychrome silks and wools in cross and eyelet hole stitch; Acquisition: given by Gow, Andrew S.F., Given by Andrew S.F. Gow [T.1-1941]
Description: Band sampler, linen, embroidered with polychrome silks and wools in cross and eyelet hole stitch. The sampler comprises ten horizontal bands which include an alphabet with duplicate lettering, numerals 1-10, the name and date 'Sarah Denton 1763', and the inscription 'Take pity for thy promise/sake have mercy lord on/me becavse my sovl doth/her betake vnto the help/or thee 1234567890 sarah/denton aged 12. anno ammo/1763'. | 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: | Denton, Sarah embroidery sampler | Temporal: | name=18th century; start=1763; end=1763 | 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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