1831 Sampler by Elizabeth Johnson. 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 floral border. Colours greens, cream, red, yellow, gold, pink, blues and browns. Alphabets A-Z in upper case and lower case. Verse reads
'Religion should my thoughts engage,>Amidst my youthful bloom,>Twill fit me for declining age>And for the awful tomb.>Preserve me from the snares of sin>Through my remaining days;>And in me let each virtue shine>To my Redeemers praise.'.
Signed and dated 'This I have done for you to see The care my parents took of me Elizabeth Johnson March 3rd 1831'.
A good set of motifs, some finely embroidered, including fruit trees, birds, fir trees, crowns, fruit baskets and butterflies.
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Dimensions
17ins by 12.5ins wide
Circa Date
William IV, dated 1831
Description
1831 Sampler by Elizabeth Johnson. 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 floral border. Colours greens, cream, red, yellow, gold, pink, blues and browns. Alphabets A-Z in upper case and lower case. Verse reads
'Religion should my thoughts engage,>Amidst my youthful bloom,>Twill fit me for declining age>And for the awful tomb.>Preserve me from the snares of sin>Through my remaining days;>And in me let each virtue shine>To my Redeemers praise.'.
Signed and dated 'This I have done for you to see The care my parents took of me Elizabeth Johnson March 3rd 1831'.
A good set of motifs, some finely embroidered, including fruit trees, birds, fir trees, crowns, fruit baskets and butterflies.
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