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1845 Verse Sampler by Elizabeth Clarke
Victorian, dated 1845. 15ins by 16ins. Unframed with no glass. Stitched onto linen backing. Colours are all wonderfully strong with no noticable fading. The silks still have their original bright glossy sheen.
A Verse entitled 'The Rose' reads
'How fair is the Rose: what a beautiful flower, In summer so fragrant and gay. But the leaves are beginning to fade in an hour, And they whither and die in a day. Yet the Rose has one powerful virtue to boast, Above all the flowers of the field, When its leaves are all dead, and its fine colours lost, Still how sweet a perfume it will yield. So frail is the youth and the beauty of men, Though they bloom, and look gay like the rose, For all our fond care to preserve them is vain, Time kills them as fast as he goes.
Then I'll not be proud of my youth or my beauty, Since both of them whither and fade: But gain a good name by performing my duty, This will scent like a rose, when I'm dead.'
Signed and dated "Elizabeth Clarke, aged 10 years 1845".
Fine border of roses and leaves. The sampler is worked in silk threads throughout. Pale green, red, gold, silver, black, green and pink colour threads used.
CONDTION: Very Good. No holes, but one very slight 2mm pull in the thread in the verse, illustrated.
Also holes and rust stains around the extreme edges from nails of a previous mounting.
One patchy stain in the bottom left hand corner, illustrated.
No stitch losses. No colour run. No stretching.
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