- Maker
- Leedes, Joyce
- Date made
- 1675
- Origin
- England
- Stitches
- Double running, Back, Satin, Eyelet, Cross, Montenegrin Cross
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- Sampler consists of two joined pieces. The horizontal bands of inscription are between the upper and lower sections which are densely worked with dozens of small spot motifs including; a female figure, a mermaid, a male figure, a person on horseback, a reindeer, a couple holding hands, an owl, other birds, a lion, smaller animals, insects, and stylized flowers. Three edges are finished with buttonhole stitch and there is a selvedge at the top.
- Inscription
- Joyce Leedes / 1 6 7 5 / (At the bottom): I L //
- Length Without Frame
- 16 3/4"
- Width Without Frame
- 5 1/4"
- Historical Owner
- #T.57-1958 Bequest of Dr. J.W.L. Glaisher
- Owner
- Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Owner Private
- Fitzwilliam Museum
