Click here to go back to the Sampler description page

1837 Silkwork Sampler by Ellen Whyte

Dated 1837. 15.5ins by 12.75ins wide. 1837 Silkwork Sampler by Ellen Whyte. Framed in a wood frame with glass.

Glued to linen with chipboard backing.

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

Meandering floral border.

Colours gold, green, black, magenta, dark brown and copper.

Family initials.

Verse reads

'If I am right thy grace impart

Still in the right to stay

If I am wrong oh teach my heart

To find that better way'.

Signed and dated

'Ellen Whyte 1837'.

Depicts an Autumnal scene of an elegantly dressed lady, wearing a bonnet and standing amongst trees, with a house and a church in the background.

Birds and flowers.

CONDITION: Fair.

A number of holes, and a tear along the top.

Glue stains and uniform age darkening of the ground.

Some stitch losses to the ground in the Autumnal scene as well as the holed/torn areas.

Colours are faded, and the verse is particularly hard to read due to the dark ground.

No colour run.

Stretching is very slightly uneven.

Frame showing slight wear, otherwise sound and ready to hang.

Go back to the Sampler description page

( From whence, if you wish, you can add the item to order, make an enquiry and/or go back to the sampler viewing gallery.)