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Makers / Maker's Age: Philips, Prisca

Date Made: 1700

Origin: England

School / Teacher:

Stitches: Cross, Eyelet, Double running, rococo, Satin, Stem

Embroidery Thread: Silk

Foundation Cloth: Linen

Dimensions: w x 36.25cm h

Owner: Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, United Kingdom www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk

Inscriptions:

Predominant Motif: 1 alphabet: missing J and U. Various stitched lines and one wide cross band. Bottom half of sampler has motifs including a heart, crown, flowers, animals, birds.

History of Owner: #T.7-1952 Bequest of Lady St.John Hope

Published in american samplers by bolton & COE, 1921No