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Makers / Maker's Age: Jefferis, Jane (age 9)

Date Made: 1799

Origin: England

School / Teacher:

Stitches: Cross

Embroidery Thread: Silk, Wool

Foundation Cloth: Wool

Dimensions: w x 13 3/8" h

Owner: Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, United Kingdom www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk

Inscriptions:

Predominant Motif: Two kneeling figure on either side of an arch with a flowering rose spray. Across the bottom diamond and heart motifs. Reversing arcaded border all four sides.

History of Owner: #T.49.1938 Bequest of Mrs. H. A. Longman

Published in american samplers by bolton & COE, 1921No