1848 Sampler by Eleanor Lamborn. 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 cross stitch throughout. Meandering floral border. Colours greens, cream, red, white, browns and black. Verse reads
'Remember thy Creator God for him thy powers employ>Make him thy fear, thy love, thy hope, thy confidence and joy>He shall defend and guide thy youth through life's uncertain sea>Till thou art landed, on the coast of blest eternity'.
Signed and dated, 'Eleanor Lamborn's Work in the year 1848 Under the tuition of Mrs Childs'. Also, 'Twickenham Middx'. Twickenham is a town in England, in the county of Middlesex. A scattering of motifs, including birds, angels, fruit baskets and flowers.
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Dimensions
19ins by 12.25ins wide
Circa Date
Victorian, dated 1848
Description
1848 Sampler by Eleanor Lamborn. 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 cross stitch throughout. Meandering floral border. Colours greens, cream, red, white, browns and black. Verse reads
'Remember thy Creator God for him thy powers employ>Make him thy fear, thy love, thy hope, thy confidence and joy>He shall defend and guide thy youth through life's uncertain sea>Till thou art landed, on the coast of blest eternity'.
Signed and dated, 'Eleanor Lamborn's Work in the year 1848 Under the tuition of Mrs Childs'. Also, 'Twickenham Middx'. Twickenham is a town in England, in the county of Middlesex. A scattering of motifs, including birds, angels, fruit baskets and flowers.
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