1844 Sampler by Ann Riddell. 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, browns and cream. Family initials. Verse entitled 'On The Sabbath' reads
'Ev'ry thought should be directed>Heavenward through this hallow'd day>Worldly themes should be rejected>Themes that draw the soul away>Tis the day of sacred rest>Tis the day the Lord has blest'.
Signed and dated 'Ann Riddell. 1844'.
A good set of motifs, including a castle, birds, flowers, fruit baskets, fir trees, blossoming trees, a stag and potted flowering plants.
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Dimensions
15.75 by 13.75ins wide
Circa Date
Victorian, dated 1844
Description
1844 Sampler by Ann Riddell. 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, browns and cream. Family initials. Verse entitled 'On The Sabbath' reads
'Ev'ry thought should be directed>Heavenward through this hallow'd day>Worldly themes should be rejected>Themes that draw the soul away>Tis the day of sacred rest>Tis the day the Lord has blest'.
Signed and dated 'Ann Riddell. 1844'.
A good set of motifs, including a castle, birds, flowers, fruit baskets, fir trees, blossoming trees, a stag and potted flowering plants.
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