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Sampler

1843 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
England (made)

Sampler of wool embroidered with black, green, white and brown silks, showing a religious poem, flowers and the embroiderer's name inside a floral border.


Object details

Categories
Embroidery
Household Objects
Children & Childhood
Christianity
Object type
Sampler
Materials and techniques
Wool embroidered with silk
Wool
Silk
Embroidering
Brief description
embroidered, 1843, English; Coloured silks on wool, Mary Jackson
Physical description
Sampler of wool embroidered with black, green, white and brown silks, showing a religious poem, flowers and the embroiderer's name inside a floral border.
Dimensions
  • Length: 36cm
  • Width: 31.3cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • JESUS (At top of object, located within border of scrolling flowers.)
  • Jesus permit thy gracious name to stand As the first effort of an infant's hand. And while her fingers o'er the canvas move Engage her tender heart to seek thy love With thy dear children let her have a part And write thy name thyself upon her heart
  • Mary Jackson 1843
Subjects depicted
Flowers
Trees
Birds
Crowns
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
CIRC.222-1920

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O355578/sampler-unknown/
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