1843 alphabet Sampler by Jane Rice. Framed in a modern wood frame with glass. Loose mounted over card with brown paper backing. The sampler is worked in a cotton-like thread on linen ground, in cross stitch throughout. Simple embroidered border. Worked in black thread throughout. Alphabets A-Z in upper case and lower case and numbers 1-18. Inscription reads 'In vain doth earthly bliss afford> A momentary shade:> It rises like the prophets gourd> And withers o'er my head.' Signed and dated 'Jane Rice Finished this Sampler Aug 10th 1843 Aged 9 years'.
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Dimensions
7.5ins by 7ins wide
Circa Date
Victorian, dated Aug 10th 1843
Description
1843 alphabet Sampler by Jane Rice. Framed in a modern wood frame with glass. Loose mounted over card with brown paper backing. The sampler is worked in a cotton-like thread on linen ground, in cross stitch throughout. Simple embroidered border. Worked in black thread throughout. Alphabets A-Z in upper case and lower case and numbers 1-18. Inscription reads 'In vain doth earthly bliss afford> A momentary shade:> It rises like the prophets gourd> And withers o'er my head.' Signed and dated 'Jane Rice Finished this Sampler Aug 10th 1843 Aged 9 years'.
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