Circa 1840 Sampler by Keziah Sarah Pilgrim. Framed in an old maple 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 cross stitch throughout. Meandering floral border. Colours greens, blue, white, black, copper and cream. Verse reads 'Our life is never at a stand>Tis like a fading flower>Death which is always near at hand>Comes nearer every hour> And those who now are young and gay>Like roses in their bloom>Will very soon be old and gray>and wither in the tomb'. Signed and dated 'Keziah Sarah Pilgrim Aged 8 Years 18??'. A good set of motifs, including birds, stars, potted flowering plants, trees, laden with fruit, fruit baskets, flowers, diamonds and dogs
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Dimensions
15ins high by 12.5ins wide
Circa Date
George IV, dated 18??
Description
Circa 1840 Sampler by Keziah Sarah Pilgrim. Framed in an old maple 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 cross stitch throughout. Meandering floral border. Colours greens, blue, white, black, copper and cream. Verse reads 'Our life is never at a stand>Tis like a fading flower>Death which is always near at hand>Comes nearer every hour> And those who now are young and gay>Like roses in their bloom>Will very soon be old and gray>and wither in the tomb'. Signed and dated 'Keziah Sarah Pilgrim Aged 8 Years 18??'. A good set of motifs, including birds, stars, potted flowering plants, trees, laden with fruit, fruit baskets, flowers, diamonds and dogs
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