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Makers / Maker's Age: French, Mary (age 10)
Date Made: 1741
Origin: England
School / Teacher:
Stitches: Cross, Eyelet
Embroidery Thread: Silk
Foundation Cloth: Linen
Dimensions: w x 44.7 cm h
Owner: Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, United Kingdom www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk
Inscriptions:
Predominant Motif: Top of sampler is inscribed with 8 lines with a cross band separating each one from the next. A crown is worked as a line ending. A long central octagonal panel, which includes a name and date; surrounding it a symmetrical arrangement of motifs including a fruit basket, crowns and coronets, flower sprigs, strawberries and flower vases.
History of Owner: #T.34-1938 Bequest of Mrs. H. A. Longman
Published in american samplers by bolton & COE, 1921No