Antique Sampler, c.1850, by Elizabeth Carter, Sussex

Victorian, circa 1850. 15.6ins high, 12.6ins wide, 0.8ins deep. Victorian Sampler, c.1850, by Elizabeth Carter. The sampler is worked in wool and silk threads on a linen ground, mainly in cross stitch.

Meandering floral border.

Colours green, red, yellow, silver, black, pink, grey and blue.

Multiple alphabets A-Z in upper case and lower case, numbers 1-24, family initials, and Roman numerals.

Signed 'Elizabeth Carter Aged 12 Alciston. Sussex.' Placename Alciston is a village in England.

A scattering of motifs, including fruit baskets,

crowns,

horses and a bible.

Framed in a modern maple frame with glass.

Mounting: The sampler is fixed to board. Frame backed with wood and sealed with tape.

N.B - this sampler has a number of characteristics of a Bristol Orphanage Sampler, even though it definitely is not. Such as multiple alphabets in different fonts, a bible motif, horse motifs. One wonders how this came to be. But as such, it would fit well in a collection of Bristol samplers.

CONDITION: Good. A few holes.

No stains. Colours are mostly good and strong with no noticeable fading. The silks bright and glossy.

No colour run. Neatly and evenly stretched.

Frame displays well and is in good structural condition. The bottom side has had restoration to paint over missing veneer.

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