1811 'King Charles and 12 Good Rules' Sampler by Martha Cooke. 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. Floral border. Colours black, green, brown and cream. Text which is entitled 'TWELVE GOOD RULES FOUND IN THE STUDY OF KING CHARLES THE FIRST OF BLESSED MEMORY', reads 'Prophane no Divine Ordinances> Touch no State Matters> Urge no Healths> Pick no Quarrels> Maintain no Ill Opinions> Encourage no Vice, >Repeat no Grievances> Reveal no Secrets, >Make no Comparisons> Keep no bad Company> Make no long Meals> Lay no Wagers'. 'These Rules Observed will obtain. > Thy Peace and Everlasting Gain.' Signed and dated 'MARTHA COOKE Aged 8 years & 8 months 1811'. A scattering of motifs, including, potted flowering plants.
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Dimensions
16.75ins by 16.25ins wide
Circa Date
George III, dated 1811
Description
1811 'King Charles and 12 Good Rules' Sampler by Martha Cooke. 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. Floral border. Colours black, green, brown and cream. Text which is entitled 'TWELVE GOOD RULES FOUND IN THE STUDY OF KING CHARLES THE FIRST OF BLESSED MEMORY', reads 'Prophane no Divine Ordinances> Touch no State Matters> Urge no Healths> Pick no Quarrels> Maintain no Ill Opinions> Encourage no Vice, >Repeat no Grievances> Reveal no Secrets, >Make no Comparisons> Keep no bad Company> Make no long Meals> Lay no Wagers'. 'These Rules Observed will obtain. > Thy Peace and Everlasting Gain.' Signed and dated 'MARTHA COOKE Aged 8 years & 8 months 1811'. A scattering of motifs, including, potted flowering plants.
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