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Makers / Maker's Age: Brooks, Mary
Date Made: 1792
Origin: England
School / Teacher:
Stitches: Cross, Satin, Stem.
Embroidery Thread: Silk
Foundation Cloth: Wool
Dimensions: w x 44 cm h
Owner: Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, United Kingdom www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk
Inscriptions:
Predominant Motif: 1 alphabet: missing the u. Numbers 1-21. At the center top a bee skep with many bees hovering a hanging baskets of flowers on each side. Across the bottom a scene with trees, small plants and a girl on the L and the R. A flowering vine with flowers and leaves. Arcaded inner border and outer reversing arcaded strawberry border with strawberries.
History of Owner: #T.42-1938 Bequest of Mrs. H.A. Longman
Published in american samplers by bolton & COE, 1921No