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This is a beautifully balanced, intensely
stitched transitional sampler. Worked originally in brightly
colored silk threads on a fine tammy (wool) ground, it features
a repeating, four-sided carnation border, surrounding five horizontal
bands interspersed by lines of inscription. The verses have numerous
grammatical, syntactical and spelling errors, and read as follows:
All You my Friends
That now Expect To See A Piece of Work Thus Performed By me
Cast But A smile upon my small indever
Ill strive to Mind and Be Obedient Ever.
Then I'll not Be Proud OF my Youth nor my Beauty sence
Both of Them Wither and fade
But Gain a Good name By Well Duing my Duty.
This will sent like a Rose When I am Dead. Blest be the Lord
That Sent his Son To take our Flesh and Blood He for our Lives
Gave
UP his own To make our Peace With God. When This You See Remember
me Miss Iewel. In all Misfortunes this Advantage Lies They make
us humble and they make usWise
Lets bear it calmly Tho' a grievous Woe and still adore The hand
the gives the Blow. Long Live the King Long Live the gracious
Queen our grateful Ile Perpetually shall Sing. Transported see
that She can boast alone the happiest Pair upon the Brightest
Throne, Let Title Be the name of Truth This is the Practice of
Thy Youth With care ber me
and court I have this Roat and Finished With a Vurgin Thought.
When this you see Remem . . . |
Origin and date:
England, 1762
Rated: Intermediate
Linen count and finished size: 35 or 40 count, 16-1/4"x22-1/4"
or 14-1/4"x19-1/4" (please specify your choice)
Stitches: Cross, counted satin, eyelet, long and short, double
running
Source: Fitzwilliam
Museum, Cambridge, England
Kit with cotton floss: $60.00
Kit with silk floss: $105.00
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