EARLY 19TH CENTURY MOTIF & VERSE SAMPLER BY FRANCES BROUGHTON AGED 7 - 1812
Item History & Price
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Early 19th century linen and silk work sampler by Frances Broughton aged 7 - 1812. This sampler is completely charming with neat stitch work throughout, the moreso when one considers Frances was just seven years old when she completed it. The upper section of the linen is stitched with rows of alphabet letters, numbers and border patterns all underlined with a rose border, whilst the middle section contains the following verse which is underlined with a floral border
Jesus per...mit they gracious name to standAs the first efforts of a female handAnd as her fingers on the bolting moveDo thou engage her heart to seek thy love
The lower section of the linen is stitched with a central flower with a bird perched on it, a flower basket and cluster of flowers to his left and right. Frances' name and the year of 1812 are stitched above him with a floral urn to either side, whilst her age is stitched to each side of the flower the bird is standing on. The whole piece is then surrounded by an arcaded floral border.The linen has overall discolouration consistent with its age, darker around the edges with general grubbiness. The colours of the silks are good with some areas of stitch loss. The last photo is of the reverse of the sampler and indicates how the colours would have looked when Frances first stitched it. As can also be seen from the photographs, there are scattered incongruous pieces of stitch work dotted over the linen which are almost certainly the work of a different hand. There are also several areas of damage to both the edges and field of the linen, some having resulted in stitch loss. I've photographed the sampler on a white background to highlight this, but once on a similar coloured backing the damage would be less noticeable.Measures 13 1/4" x 14 1/2"
ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE ASK. ALSO PLEASE CHECK OUT THE OTHER SAMPLERS I'M SELLING. I AM HAPPY TO COMBINE POSTAGE ON MULTIPLE PURCHASES.PLEASE NOTE - THIS ITEM IS LOCATED IN THE UK BUT CAN BE SHIPPED TO THE LOCATIONS TICKED IN THE INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING SECTION.
SHIPPING WILL BE VIA ROYAL MAIL TRACK & SIGNED - $17.00 TO THE USA, ELSEWHERE PLEASE CONTACT ME.
Jesus per...mit they gracious name to standAs the first efforts of a female handAnd as her fingers on the bolting moveDo thou engage her heart to seek thy love
The lower section of the linen is stitched with a central flower with a bird perched on it, a flower basket and cluster of flowers to his left and right. Frances' name and the year of 1812 are stitched above him with a floral urn to either side, whilst her age is stitched to each side of the flower the bird is standing on. The whole piece is then surrounded by an arcaded floral border.The linen has overall discolouration consistent with its age, darker around the edges with general grubbiness. The colours of the silks are good with some areas of stitch loss. The last photo is of the reverse of the sampler and indicates how the colours would have looked when Frances first stitched it. As can also be seen from the photographs, there are scattered incongruous pieces of stitch work dotted over the linen which are almost certainly the work of a different hand. There are also several areas of damage to both the edges and field of the linen, some having resulted in stitch loss. I've photographed the sampler on a white background to highlight this, but once on a similar coloured backing the damage would be less noticeable.Measures 13 1/4" x 14 1/2"
ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE ASK. ALSO PLEASE CHECK OUT THE OTHER SAMPLERS I'M SELLING. I AM HAPPY TO COMBINE POSTAGE ON MULTIPLE PURCHASES.PLEASE NOTE - THIS ITEM IS LOCATED IN THE UK BUT CAN BE SHIPPED TO THE LOCATIONS TICKED IN THE INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING SECTION.
SHIPPING WILL BE VIA ROYAL MAIL TRACK & SIGNED - $17.00 TO THE USA, ELSEWHERE PLEASE CONTACT ME.
