Miniature Sampler by Maria Evans. The sampler is worked in silk on linen ground, in cross stitch throughout. Strawberry border along the top. Colours green, cream, copper and gold. Family initials, 'A.B'. Inscription reads, 'May health and peace crown all your days'. Signed 'Maria Evans'. A scattering of motifs, including fir trees, fruit baskets and rabbits. Framed in an old, possibly original, Hogarth frame with rippled, old glass. Mounting: The sampler is stitched to card. Frame backed with wood and brown paper.
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Dimensions
3.5ins high, 3.3ins wide, 0.5ins deep
Circa Date
Georgian, circa 1800
Description
Miniature Sampler by Maria Evans. The sampler is worked in silk on linen ground, in cross stitch throughout. Strawberry border along the top. Colours green, cream, copper and gold. Family initials, 'A.B'. Inscription reads, 'May health and peace crown all your days'. Signed 'Maria Evans'. A scattering of motifs, including fir trees, fruit baskets and rabbits. Framed in an old, possibly original, Hogarth frame with rippled, old glass. Mounting: The sampler is stitched to card. Frame backed with wood and brown paper.
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