Not currently on display at the V&A

Sampler

07/04/1831 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Sampler of wool embroidered with brown, green and pink silks, showing Adam and Eve reaching for the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge, flowers, birds, squirrels and moral poems, all within a border of pink and white flowers


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Wool embroidered with silk
Brief description
embroidered, 1831, English; Coloured silks on wool, Clarissa Emslie
Physical description
Sampler of wool embroidered with brown, green and pink silks, showing Adam and Eve reaching for the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge, flowers, birds, squirrels and moral poems, all within a border of pink and white flowers
Dimensions
  • Length: 43.4cm
  • Width: 34.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • The fear of the Lord is the beginning of Wisdom (From Proverbs 9:10)
  • And to depart from evil is understanding (Job 28:28)
  • Son of God thy blessing grant Still supply my every want Tree of life thine influence shed With thy sap my spirit feed (First verse of hymn by Charles Wesley (1707-1788))
  • Clarissa Emslie aged 10 years Finish,d April 7 1831 (Identity of embroiderer and date of production)
Subjects depicted
Literary references
  • Proverbs 9:10
  • Job 28:28
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.7-1914

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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