1825 'NOON' Sampler by Harriett Frances Davis

George IV, dated 1825. 16.5ins by 12.75ins wide. 1825 'Noon' Sampler by Harriett Frances Davis. Framed in an old wood frame with Tru Vue conservation grade glass.

Fixed to card with corrugated plastic backing.

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

Meandering floral border.

Colours red, green, light brown, black, pink, cream and blue.

Alphabets A-Z in upper case and lower case and numbers 1-13.

Verse entitled

'NOON'

reads

'Fervid on the glitt'ring flood

Now the noon-tide radiance glows:

Drooping o'ver its infant Bud,

Not a dew-drop's left the Rose

By the Brook the shepherd dines,

From the fierce meridian Heat,

shelter'd by the branching Pines,

Pendent o'er his grassy seat

Now the Flock forsakes the Glade,

Where uncheck'd the sun-beams fall

sure to find a pleasing shade,

By the ivy'd Abbey wall

Echo in her airy Round,

O'er the River, Rock, and Hill,

cannot catch a single sound,

Save the clack of yonder Mill.

But from Mountain Dell or stream,

Not a flutt'ring Zephyr springs,

Fearful lest the noon-tide Beam,

Scorch its soft its silken wings

Not a leaf has leave to stir,

Nature's lull'd serene and still,

Quiet e'en the shepherd's cur,

sleeping on the heath-clad Hill.

Languid is the Landscape Round,

Till the fresh descending shower,

Grateful to the thirsty Ground,

Raises ev'ry fainting Flower.

Now the Hill the Hedge is green,

Now the Warller's throat's in tune,

Blithsome is the vernal scene.

Brighten'd by the Beams of Noon!'.

The verse is an extract from the poem 'A pastoral in Three parts' by John Cunningham.

Signed and dated

'Harriett Frances Davis Aged 8 Years 1825'.

A few motifs including stags,

dogs,

fir trees,

butterflies

and flowers.

CONDITION: Good.

No holes.

No stains other than slight uniform age darkening of the ground.

No stitch losses. Colours are all good and strong with no noticeable fading.

The silks bright and glossy. No colour run.

Stretching is very slightly uneven.

Frame showing slight wear, otherwise sound.

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