1847 Victorian period Sampler by Willimina McD Leslie Aged 12. The sampler is worked in silk on linen ground, in a variety of stitches. Meandering floral border. Colours green, light brown, dark brown, gold and silver. Signed and dated 'Willimina Mc.D Leslie Aged 12 Years 1847'. A wonderful set of motifs, including two main scenes. The first has Adam & Eve standing either side of the tree of life with a snake coiled around its trunk, stood on grass, surrounded by trees. The second scene depicts a country house and it's outbuildings, in it's grounds, deer stood beside the house. Other motifs include potted flowering plants, fruit baskets, birds and butterflies. Framed in an old, possibly original, rosewood veneer frame with rippled, old glass. Mounting: The sampler is tacked to a wood stretcher frame. Frame backed with chipboard and sealed with tape.
Dimensions: 15.6ins high, 12.2ins wide, 1.1ins deep
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Dimensions
15.6ins high, 12.2ins wide, 1.1ins deep
Circa Date
Victorian, dated 1847
Description
1847 Victorian period Sampler by Willimina McD Leslie Aged 12. The sampler is worked in silk on linen ground, in a variety of stitches. Meandering floral border. Colours green, light brown, dark brown, gold and silver. Signed and dated 'Willimina Mc.D Leslie Aged 12 Years 1847'. A wonderful set of motifs, including two main scenes. The first has Adam & Eve standing either side of the tree of life with a snake coiled around its trunk, stood on grass, surrounded by trees. The second scene depicts a country house and it's outbuildings, in it's grounds, deer stood beside the house. Other motifs include potted flowering plants, fruit baskets, birds and butterflies. Framed in an old, possibly original, rosewood veneer frame with rippled, old glass. Mounting: The sampler is tacked to a wood stretcher frame. Frame backed with chipboard and sealed with tape.
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