- Maker
- Philips, Prisca
- Date made
- 1700
- Origin
- England
- Stitches
- Cross, Eyelet, Double running, rococo, Satin, Stem
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent 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.
- Inscription
- 'PRISCA * PHILIPS * LOOK * / WELL TO WHAT YOV / TAKE IN HAND FOR / LARNING IS BETTER THEN / HOVSE OR LAND WHEN * / LAND IS GONE AND MONEY / IS SPENT THEN LARNING / IS MOST EXCELLENT ' / IVNE THE 7 1 7 0 0 / IVDETH * HAYLE / WAS * MY * MIST / RIS //
- Length Without Frame
- 36.25cm
- Width Without Frame
- 14.25cm
- Historical Owner
- #T.7-1952 Bequest of Lady St.John Hope
- Owner
- Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Owner Private
- Fitzwilliam Museum