Regency Sampler, stitched in 1818, by Sarah Wakley. The sampler is worked in silk on linen ground, in cross stitch throughout. Simple line border. Colours copper, gold, silver, blue and green. Alphabets A-Z in upper case and numbers 1-4. Inscription reads, 'Remember now thy Creator in the days oF thy youth When the evil days come'. Signed and dated 'Sarah Wakley 1818'. A scattering of motifs, including a church, a dog, birds, potted flowering plants, crowns, a stag and a lion. Framed in an old, burr maple frame with glass. Mounting: The sampler is fixed to linen. Frame backed with brown paper and sealed with tape.
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Dimensions
6.7ins high, 5.5ins wide, 0.9ins deep
Circa Date
George III, dated 1818
Description
Regency Sampler, stitched in 1818, by Sarah Wakley. The sampler is worked in silk on linen ground, in cross stitch throughout. Simple line border. Colours copper, gold, silver, blue and green. Alphabets A-Z in upper case and numbers 1-4. Inscription reads, 'Remember now thy Creator in the days oF thy youth When the evil days come'. Signed and dated 'Sarah Wakley 1818'. A scattering of motifs, including a church, a dog, birds, potted flowering plants, crowns, a stag and a lion. Framed in an old, burr maple frame with glass. Mounting: The sampler is fixed to linen. Frame backed with brown paper and sealed with tape.
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