Antique 1840 Sampler with a large squirrel motif, by C.A.D Singer. Framed in an old wood frame with rippled, old glass. Tacked to a wood stretcher frame with wood backing. The sampler is worked in a silk-like thread and ribbon on linen ground, in a variety of stitches. Meandering floral border. Colours greens, cream, red, navy blue, pink, browns and gold. Inscription reads 'Virtue alone can caufe content.' Signed and dated '1840 C.A.D. Singer. Aged 11. A wonderful set of motifs, including squirrels, stars, dogs, birds, flowers, potted flowering plants, crosses, a boy playing with a hoop, church, butterflies, cottage with smoking chimneys, angels with crowns and a beehive with bees.
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Dimensions
23.25ins by 11.75ins wide
Circa Date
Victorian, dated 1840
Description
Antique 1840 Sampler with a large squirrel motif, by C.A.D Singer. Framed in an old wood frame with rippled, old glass. Tacked to a wood stretcher frame with wood backing. The sampler is worked in a silk-like thread and ribbon on linen ground, in a variety of stitches. Meandering floral border. Colours greens, cream, red, navy blue, pink, browns and gold. Inscription reads 'Virtue alone can caufe content.' Signed and dated '1840 C.A.D. Singer. Aged 11. A wonderful set of motifs, including squirrels, stars, dogs, birds, flowers, potted flowering plants, crosses, a boy playing with a hoop, church, butterflies, cottage with smoking chimneys, angels with crowns and a beehive with bees.
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