1836 North Curry School Sampler by Mary Jane Hembrow

William IV, dated 1836. 12.5ins by 12.25ins wide. 1836 North Curry School Sampler by Mary Jane Hembrow.

Framed in an old wood frame with gilt slip and glass.

Mounted to conservator standards on acid free card with chipboard backing.

The sampler is worked in silk on linen ground, in a variety of stitches.

Meandering strawberry border.

Colours green, cream, black, brown and blue.

Verse reads

'Thus children we earnestly pray

That you may be blest from above

That mercy and peace from your God

May fill all your hearts with his love'.

Signed with initials and dated

'Mary Jane Hembrow completed this Sampler at North Curry School March 10th 1836 in the 13th Year of her Age'.

Unusual set of motifs, including 'Burton Monument',

birds,

potted flowering plants,

deer,

fir trees,

trees,

a house

and butterflies.

CONDITION: Generally good.

A number of holes.

No stitch losses other than to the holed areas.

Colours are all good and strong with no noticeable fading.

No colour run.

Neatly and evenly stretched.

Frame in good condition, ready to hang.

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