1823 House Sampler by Elizabeth Ewen. The sampler is worked in silk on linen ground, in a variety of stitches. Meandering floral border. Colours greens, blue, light brown, white, pink, gold and black. Verse reads, 'Next unto God dear parents I address>Myself to you in humble thankfulness>For all your care and charge on me bestow'd>The means of learning unto me allow'd>Go on I pray and let me still persue>Those golden Arts the vulgar never knew'. Signed with initials and dated, 'Jane Elizabeth Ewan Aged 9 1823'. A good set of motifs, including a house with a garden, dogs, birds, potted flowering plants, stags, fir trees, fruit baskets and butterflies. Framed in a gilt over wood frame, with glass. Mounting: The sampler is fixed to card. Frame backed with chipboard and paper.
Dimensions: 15.7ins high, 12.2ins wide, 0.6ins deep
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Dimensions
15.7ins high, 12.2ins wide, 0.6ins deep
Circa Date
George IV, dated 1823
Description
1823 House Sampler by Elizabeth Ewen. The sampler is worked in silk on linen ground, in a variety of stitches. Meandering floral border. Colours greens, blue, light brown, white, pink, gold and black. Verse reads, 'Next unto God dear parents I address>Myself to you in humble thankfulness>For all your care and charge on me bestow'd>The means of learning unto me allow'd>Go on I pray and let me still persue>Those golden Arts the vulgar never knew'. Signed with initials and dated, 'Jane Elizabeth Ewan Aged 9 1823'. A good set of motifs, including a house with a garden, dogs, birds, potted flowering plants, stags, fir trees, fruit baskets and butterflies. Framed in a gilt over wood frame, with glass. Mounting: The sampler is fixed to card. Frame backed with chipboard and paper.
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