- Maker
- Unknown
- Date made
- 17th century
- Origin
- England
- Stitches
- Hemstitch, Needlepoint lace filling, Raised and Detached work.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- A whitework sampler. The upper band depicts Abraham with a plate of cakes, Sarah, an angel, half of another angel and a tent with a rabbit, and a bird and flowers as small detached motifs. The lower band is the Temptation of Adam and Eve including the Angel with the Flaming Sword, with a squirrel, caterpillar, butterfly and flowers as small detached motifs.
- Inscription
- No inscription.
- Length Without Frame
- 5 3/4"
- Width Without Frame
- 7 1/8"
- Historical Owner
- #T.3-1938 Bequest of Mrs H.A. Longman
- Owner
- Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Owner Private
- Fitzwilliam Museum