Antique Sampler, 1829 by Elizabeth Trill Aged 8

George IV, dated 1829. 17.7ins high, 13ins wide, 2.4ins deep. Antique Sampler, 1829 by Elizabeth Trill.

The sampler is worked in silk on linen ground, in cross stitch and Algerian eye.

Meandering floral border.

Colours greens, cream, yellow, browns and black.

Verse reads

'Jesus permit thy gracious name to stand

As the first effort of an infant hand

And while her fingers on the canvas move

Engage her tender thoughts to seek thy love

With thy dear children let her have a past

And write thy name thyself upon her heart'.

Signed and dated,

'Elizabeth Trill Her Work Aged 8 Years 1829'.

A good set of motifs, some finely embroidered, including two young ladies with their dogs by their sides,

birds,

flowers, potted flowering plants,

trees, laden with fruit,

stags,

fruit baskets,

fir trees,

bee hives,

rabbits

and butterflies.

Framed in an old wood frame with rippled, dimpled, old glass.

Mounting: The sampler is stitched to linen mount and tacked to a wood stretcher frame. Frame backed with wood.

CONDITION: Good.

One small hole.

No stains other than some age darkening of the ground.

No stitch losses.

Colours are all good and strong with no noticeable fading.

No colour run.

Neatly and evenly stretched.

Frame showing slight wear, otherwise sound.

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