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Makers / Maker's Age: Unknown
Date Made: 1771
Origin: Germany
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Stitches: Long-armed cross, Cross, Satin, Couching
Embroidery Thread: Silk
Foundation Cloth: Linen
Dimensions: w x 20 1/4' h
Owner: Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, United Kingdom www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk
Inscriptions:
Predominant Motif: Horizontal bands containing detached motifs including a large central male figure around which are arranged patterns such as a lobster, a cockerel, a duck, a peacock, a table and chairs, a pierced heart, and some geometrically worked squares. The two bottom bands contain figures and animals, including a peacock, two facing birds flanking a flower, a tree, a small deer, a cabinet and what looks like a group of three travelers. No border.
History of Owner: #T.102-1938 Bequest of Mrs. H. A. Longman
Published in american samplers by bolton & COE, 1921No