1804 House Sampler by Martha Licence. 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 and cotton on linen ground, in a variety of stitches. Meandering floral border. Colours red, cream, light brown, gold, black, pink, blue and greens. Alphabets A-Z in upper case and lower case. Verse reads 'The modest fnow-drop emblem of fair truth> Conveys this lesson to the thoughtlefs youth> That unaffuming worth will ever find> A warm reception in a generous mind'. Signed and dated 'Martha Licence February 28th 1804'. A good set of motifs, including a red brick house with garden and path, birds, flowers, fruit baskets, stags and diamonds.
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Dimensions
15.5ins by 11.75ins wide
Circa Date
George III, dated February 28th 1804
Description
1804 House Sampler by Martha Licence. 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 and cotton on linen ground, in a variety of stitches. Meandering floral border. Colours red, cream, light brown, gold, black, pink, blue and greens. Alphabets A-Z in upper case and lower case. Verse reads 'The modest fnow-drop emblem of fair truth> Conveys this lesson to the thoughtlefs youth> That unaffuming worth will ever find> A warm reception in a generous mind'. Signed and dated 'Martha Licence February 28th 1804'. A good set of motifs, including a red brick house with garden and path, birds, flowers, fruit baskets, stags and diamonds.
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