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1823 Silkwork House Sampler by A Caldwell

George IV, dated 1823. 12.75ins by 12.25ins wide. 1823 Silkwork House Sampler by A Caldwell. Framed in an old, carved wood frame with gilt slip and glass.

Mounted to conservator standards on acid free card with card backing.

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

Meandering floral border.

Colours dark brown, olive green, pale blue, pink, gold and copper.

Verse titled 'An Address to the Deity.' reads

'Teach me to quit this transistory scene

With decent triump and a look serene.

Teach me to fix my ardent hopes on high.

And having liv'd to thee in thee to die.'.

Signed and dated

'A Caldwell's work aGed 9 1823'.

Central motif of a house between two trees, a bird perched in the branch of each tree.

CONDITION: Generally Good.

A few holes.

Age darkening in the centre of the sampler.

Some loose stitches to the roof of the house.

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

Colour run around the dark brown and olive green threads.

Neatly and evenly stretched.

Frame in very good condition, ready to hang.

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