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1828 Silkwork Sampler by Hannah Tillett

George IV, dated 1828. 17.25ins by 12.25ins wide. 1828 Silkwork Sampler by Hannah Tillett. Framed in a gilt over wood, frame with glass.

Tacked to wooden board.

The sampler is worked in silk on linen ground, in cross stitch throughout.

Zig zag border.

Colours blue, cream, copper, gold, brown and dark green.

Verses read

'Naked as from the earth we came

And crept to life at first

We to the earth return again

And mingle with our dust

The dear delights we here enjoy

And fondly call our own

Are but short favours borrow'd now

To be repaid anon

Tis God that lifts our comforts high

Or sinks them in the grave

He gives and blessed be his name

He takes but what he gave'.

Signed and dated

'Hannah Tillett Work'd this sampler in the year of our Lord 1828 Aged ten Years'.

A good set of motifs, including a house,

birds,

flowers,

potted flowering plants,

hearts,

crowns,

Adam & Eve standing either side of the tree of life with a snake coiled around its trunk,

a dog,

rabbit

and fruit baskets.

CONDITION: Good. No holes.

A number of dark, patchy stains.

No stitch losses.

Colours are slightly faded, but still well defined.

No colour run.

Stretching is very slightly uneven.

Frame in very good condition, ready to hang.

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