1838 Boy with Dog Sampler by Sarah Chapman. The sampler is worked in silk and fine wool on a canvas ground, in a variety of stitches. Meandering floral border. Colours greens, black, cream and browns. Verse reads 'The Lord support my infant days>And guide my giddy Youth>Holy and just are all thy ways>And all thy works are truth'. Signed and dated, 'Sarah Chapman Her Work Aged 12 Years Finished 1835'. A wonderful picture of a boy with his dog in the centre. Surrounding motifs including flower baskets, birds, flowers and fir trees. Framed in an old, burr maple frame with gilt slip and glass. Mounting: The sampler is fixed to wood. Frame backed with brown paper.
Dimensions: 17.7ins high, 18.1ins wide, 0.8ins deep
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Dimensions
17.7ins high, 18.1ins wide, 0.8ins deep
Circa Date
William IV, dated 1838
Description
1838 Boy with Dog Sampler by Sarah Chapman. The sampler is worked in silk and fine wool on a canvas ground, in a variety of stitches. Meandering floral border. Colours greens, black, cream and browns. Verse reads 'The Lord support my infant days>And guide my giddy Youth>Holy and just are all thy ways>And all thy works are truth'. Signed and dated, 'Sarah Chapman Her Work Aged 12 Years Finished 1835'. A wonderful picture of a boy with his dog in the centre. Surrounding motifs including flower baskets, birds, flowers and fir trees. Framed in an old, burr maple frame with gilt slip and glass. Mounting: The sampler is fixed to wood. Frame backed with brown paper.
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