MID 19TH CENTURY VERSE & MOTIF SAMPLER BY CHARLOTTE WINGFIELD AGED 9 - 1840
Item History & Price
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Mid 19th century sampler linen and silk work sampler by Charlotte Wingfield aged 9 - 1840. This sampler is just stunning with fine quality stitch work throughout, the moreso when one considers Charlotte was just nine years old when she completed it. The upper and middle sections of the linen are stitched with rows of alphabet letters, numbers and border patterns with the following verse beneath which is underlined with a meandering floral border
Let gratitude in acts of goodness flo...wOur love to God, in love to man belowBe this our joy - to calm the troubled breastSupport the weak, and succour the distrestDirect the wand'rer, dry the widow's tearThe orphan guard, the sinking spirits cheerTho' small our pow'r to act, tho' mean our skillGod sees the heart: he judges by the will
The lower section of the linen is stitched at the centre with Charlotte's details and the date of March 1840 which have a flower basket and star motif on each side. There is a row of seven crowns beneath, each with a letter above to identify their rank. There is a floral motif to each side of the crowns with a bird and two more crowns between them. The whole piece is then surrounded by a rose border.The linen has overall discolouration consistent with its age and the colours of the silks are good with some slightly bleeding to areas of the stitch work. The last photo is of the reverse of the sampler and indicates how the colours would have looked when Charlotte first stitched it. As can also be seen from the photographs, there is damage to the edges of the linen and a few small areas to the field. 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. There are also small visible tack marks around the edges of the linen from where the sampler has been tacked onto a stretcher or backing board at some point of time.Measures 13 1/4" x 15 3/4"
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.
Let gratitude in acts of goodness flo...wOur love to God, in love to man belowBe this our joy - to calm the troubled breastSupport the weak, and succour the distrestDirect the wand'rer, dry the widow's tearThe orphan guard, the sinking spirits cheerTho' small our pow'r to act, tho' mean our skillGod sees the heart: he judges by the will
The lower section of the linen is stitched at the centre with Charlotte's details and the date of March 1840 which have a flower basket and star motif on each side. There is a row of seven crowns beneath, each with a letter above to identify their rank. There is a floral motif to each side of the crowns with a bird and two more crowns between them. The whole piece is then surrounded by a rose border.The linen has overall discolouration consistent with its age and the colours of the silks are good with some slightly bleeding to areas of the stitch work. The last photo is of the reverse of the sampler and indicates how the colours would have looked when Charlotte first stitched it. As can also be seen from the photographs, there is damage to the edges of the linen and a few small areas to the field. 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. There are also small visible tack marks around the edges of the linen from where the sampler has been tacked onto a stretcher or backing board at some point of time.Measures 13 1/4" x 15 3/4"
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.
