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1853 Silkwork Palestine Sampler by Emma Waldron

Victorian, dated 1853. 16.75ins by 12.25ins wide. 1853 Silkwork Palestine Sampler by Emma Waldron. Framed in an old, possibly original, wood frame with rippled, old glass.

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

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

The border is stitched with numbers representing degrees of latitude and longitude.

Colours black, blue, green, gold, brown and cream.

Signed and dated

'Emma Waldron Aged 11. 1853 St. Paul's School Worcester.'.

Worcester is a town in Worcestershire, England.

Depicts the lands of the tribes of Israel and the principle rivers of historic Palestine.

CONDITION: Good.

A number of small holes.

A few patchy stains.

Slight uniform age darkening of the ground.

No stitch losses other than to the holed areas.

Colours are mostly good and strong with no noticeable fading.

The silks bright and glossy. No colour run.

Stretching is slightly uneven.

Frame in very good condition, ready to hang.

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