Dimensions
14.1ins high, 10ins wide, 1ins deep
Circa Date
George III, dated 1787
Description - ID#23072
Georgian Sampler, 1787, by Marion Erskine. The sampler is worked in silk threads on a linen ground, mainly in cross stitch. Meandering floral border. Colours green, blue, red, gold, black, dark brown and silver. Family initials, 'IE, GE, RE, IS, IO, IG' and numbers 1-6. Signed and dated 'MARION ERSKINE Sowed this SEMPLER (sic) IN the YeaR 1787'. Also, the names 'M Erskine' and 'M Simpson' either side. A wonderful set of motifs, including Adam & Eve standing either side of the tree of life with a snake coiled around its trunk, dogs, rabbits, birds, potted flowering plants, fruit baskets, crowns, hearts and a peacock. Framed in an old wood frame with rippled, dimpled, old glass. Mounting: The sampler is fixed to board. Frame backed with wood.
Condition Summary*
Good. Minimal damage, which does not detract from the piece.
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