1841 House Sampler by Sarah Withers. Framed in an old wood frame with gilt slip and glass. Mounted to conservator standards on acid free card with chipboard backing. The sampler is worked in silk on linen ground, in a variety of stitches. Meandering strawberry border. Colours green, gold and cream. Verse reads 'Let the sweet hope that thou art mine>My life and death attend>Thy presence thro my journey shine>And crown my journeys end>The leaves is green the rose is red>Here is my work when I am dead'. Signed and dated 'Sarah Withers Finished This work october 23 1841'. A wonderful set of motifs, including a house with a garden, birds, flowers, trees, laden with fruit, stags, fruit baskets, fir trees, potted flowering plants and lions.
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Dimensions
13ins high by 13ins wide
Circa Date
Victorian, dated 1841
Description
1841 House Sampler by Sarah Withers. Framed in an old wood frame with gilt slip and glass. Mounted to conservator standards on acid free card with chipboard backing. The sampler is worked in silk on linen ground, in a variety of stitches. Meandering strawberry border. Colours green, gold and cream. Verse reads 'Let the sweet hope that thou art mine>My life and death attend>Thy presence thro my journey shine>And crown my journeys end>The leaves is green the rose is red>Here is my work when I am dead'. Signed and dated 'Sarah Withers Finished This work october 23 1841'. A wonderful set of motifs, including a house with a garden, birds, flowers, trees, laden with fruit, stags, fruit baskets, fir trees, potted flowering plants and lions.
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