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Sampler
- Place of origin:
Cornwall (made)
England (made) - Date:
05/09/1838 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Unknown
- Materials and Techniques:
Wool embroidered with silk
- Museum number:
CIRC.208-1920
- Gallery location:
In Storage
Physical description
Sampler of wool embroidered with black, brown, pink and green silks, showing a moral verse, a dove, other birds, animals, flowers and the identity of the embroiderer within a border of pink roses
Place of Origin
Cornwall (made)
England (made)
Date
05/09/1838 (made)
Artist/maker
Unknown
Materials and Techniques
Wool embroidered with silk
Marks and inscriptions
The Wish
I sigh not for beauty nor languish for wealth
But grant me kind providence virtue and health
Then richer than kings and more happy than they
My days shall pass sweetly and swiftly away
From The Search After Happiness: A Pastoral Drama by Hannah More (1745-1833)
Elizabeth Jeffrey Her Work Done the 5th of September 1838 Aged 10 Years
Treviskey School
Dimensions
Length: 41.3 cm, Width: 31.2 cm
Descriptive line
embroidered, 1838, English; Coloured silks on wool, Elizabeth Jeffery
Materials
Wool; Silk
Techniques
Embroidering
Subjects depicted
Shepherdesses; Dove; Flowers; Lions; Trees
Categories
Textiles; Embroidery; Children & Childhood; Household objects
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection