Antique Sampler, 1682, by ALS Bovil

Late 17thC, dated 1682. 13.7ins high, 8.5ins wide, 0.6ins deep. English Stuart period needlework band sampler, worked by Als Bovil at the age of ten and dated 1682, during the reign of King Charles II.

The sampler is worked in silk threads on a linen ground, in a variety of stitches.

The sampler features a variety of horizontal patterned bands across the sampler.

Colours green, red, light brown, blue and silver.

Alphabets A-Z in upper case.

Signed and dated 'ALS BOVIL AGE 10 MAY Yl ANO 1682'. ALS could be an abbreviation of Alice.

Framed in an old, wooden frame with rippled, old glass.

Mounting: The sampler is tacked to board. Frame back sealed with tape.

CONDITION: Good. No holes. Slight uniform age darkening of the ground.

Slight patchy stain around the date.

Tacks just visible in places, around the very edges.

No stitch losses. Colours are mostly good and strong with no noticeable fading.

The silks bright and glossy. No colour run.

Neatly and evenly stretched.

Frame in good condition, ready to hang.

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