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Sampler

1826 (made)
Place of origin

sampler of linen embroidered with red and green silk showing a central tree surrounded by birds, flowers and other plants

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
linen embroidered with silk
Brief description
embroidered wool, 1826, English; Signed
Physical description
sampler of linen embroidered with red and green silk showing a central tree surrounded by birds, flowers and other plants
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
  • If idly spent no art or care. Time's blessing can restore, And God requires a strict amount For ev'ry mis-spent hour, Short is our longest day of life. And soon its prospect ends, Yet on that day's Uncertain date, Eternity depends. xxx
  • Harriet Tullett 1826
Production
embroidered by Harriet Tullett
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
369-1907

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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