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Maker(s):
Bacheler, Ruth; maker
Bachelor, Edward; maker
Collection:
J.W.L. Glaisher
Category:
embroidery
Name:
sampler
Other Name:
band sampler; category
Date:
1717
Period:
early 18th Century
Description(s):
Band sampler worked in polychrome silks containing an alphabet, wavy patterns, a band of coronets and an inscription.
Linen band sampler embroidered with polychrome silks in cross, long-armed cross, eyelet, Florentine, rice and chain stitch. Three edges are hemmed and there is a selvedge at the bottom. The sampler is divided into three main horizontal sections. The upper one of three alphabets and inscription: O THOU TO WHOM ANGeLS / THeIR HTMNS ADDReSS TO / WHOM ALL KNeeS MUST BOW / ALL TONgUeS CONFeSS ha / Ve OFFeNded GOd Where Sha / LL I FLY to hide MY seLF Fr / OM hIS OFFeNded EYe IF RO. Beneath is a band of Florentine work, the date 1717 and the names EdWard / BaCheLeR and Rvth / BaCheLeR. The third section contains a band of crowns with initials GR, PW, PW DF alternating with small lozenges and bands of Florentine stitching and border patterns.
Production
Place(s):
England
England
Production
Place (legacy):
England, maker, country
English, maker, nationality
Technique(s):
weaving; whole
embroidering; whole; cross, long-armed cross, eyelet, Florentine, rice and chain stitch
Material(s):
linen; whole; ground
silk; whole; pink, green, yellow, cream
Technique
Description:
Linen band sampler embroidered with polychrome silks in cross, long-armed cross, eyelet, Florentine, rice and chain stitch. Three edges are hemmed and there is a selvedge at the bottom.
Dimension(s):
length, 45.75, cm
width, 20.75, cm
Acquisition:
bequeathed; 1928-12-07; Glaisher, J.W.L., Dr
Acquisition Credit:
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Exhibition(s):
Samplers. 1993-06-15 - 1993-09-26
Organiser: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Venue: Octagon Gallery
Documentation:
Humphrey, Carol. 1997. Fitzwilliam Museum Handbooks, Samplers.Cambridge (Cambs.): Cambridge University Pressp. 58
Publ. No. 24
Humphrey, Carol. 1984. English Samplers at the Fitzwilliam.Cambridge (Cambs.): The Fitzwilliam Museump. 17
Publ. No. 46
Ashton, Leigh. 1926. Samplers.Plymouth: The Mayflower Press
Accession:
Object Number: T.114-1928
(Applied Arts)
(record id: 110660; input: 2004-11-05; modified: 2012-10-04)
Permanent
Identifier:
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