Georgian Sampler, 1783, by Eliz Taylor Aged 9. The sampler is worked in silk threads on a linen ground, mainly in cross stitch. Meandering strawberry border. Colours green, blue, red, dark brown, copper, silver and gold. Alphabets A-Z in upper case and numbers 1-14. Verse reads, 'By Doubts and Questions Knowledge is attaind. Who nothing doubted nothing ever gain. Who ask no Questions and makes no demand, Will never learn nor never understand.'. Signed and dated 'Eliz Taylor her Work Aged 9 Years 1783'. A good set of motifs, including angels, a house with a garden, birds, potted flowering plants, fir trees, trees, stags and butterflies. Framed in a modern wood frame with glass. Mounting: The sampler is stitched to board. Frame backed with chipboard and sealed with tape.
Dimensions: 14.8ins high, 12.6ins wide, 0.6ins deep
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Dimensions
14.8ins high, 12.6ins wide, 0.6ins deep
Circa Date
George III, dated 1783
Description
Georgian Sampler, 1783, by Eliz Taylor Aged 9. The sampler is worked in silk threads on a linen ground, mainly in cross stitch. Meandering strawberry border. Colours green, blue, red, dark brown, copper, silver and gold. Alphabets A-Z in upper case and numbers 1-14. Verse reads, 'By Doubts and Questions Knowledge is attaind. Who nothing doubted nothing ever gain. Who ask no Questions and makes no demand, Will never learn nor never understand.'. Signed and dated 'Eliz Taylor her Work Aged 9 Years 1783'. A good set of motifs, including angels, a house with a garden, birds, potted flowering plants, fir trees, trees, stags and butterflies. Framed in a modern wood frame with glass. Mounting: The sampler is stitched to board. Frame backed with chipboard and sealed with tape.
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