EARLY 19TH CENTURY SAILING SHIP, CHURCH & VERSE SAMPLER BY MARY JONES - 1829
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:15801026 |
Early 19th century sampler by Mary Jones aged 11 - 1829. Worked in silk on a fine gauze, this sampler is completely charming with neat stitch work throughout. The upper section of the gauze is stitched with an imposing church which has a dog and deer on each side of its steps, a tree above each dog. There is a fruit basket above the left side tree and a tree above that on the right. A bird stands on top of the church's domed roof with Mary's details and the date of May 28 1829 stitched... to his left and right. The middle section of the gauze is stitched with the following short verse
Let love through all your actions runAnd all your thoughts be kindLive like God's well beloved SonThat sweet and lovely child
The lower section of the gauze is stitched with a row of sailing ships at sea with two men standing on deck. There is a trio of birds in flight over the ship to the left and two standing birds above the largest ship. The whole piece is then surrounded by an acorn border.The gauze has overall discolouration consistent with its age with a small split beneath the three birds in flight. There are also two larger splits running horizontally and vertically through the centre, presumably as a result of the sampler being folded this way for many years. This has caused a small amount of stitch loss. Fortunately the sampler has been rescued at some point of time and placed on a wonder web backing to keep it stable. The backing is white which highlights the damage, but if the sampler was placed onto a similar coloured backing cloth it would be less noticeable. Due to the web backing, I'm not able to see the reverse of the sampler, but the colours appear good though they are likely to have mellowed to some extent over the years. There is also some slight bleeding to areas of the stitch work.Measures 10 1/2" x 16 1/2"
I WILL BE SHIPPING THE SAMPLER FLAT ON THE BACKING TO PREVENT FURTHER DAMAGE. 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 love through all your actions runAnd all your thoughts be kindLive like God's well beloved SonThat sweet and lovely child
The lower section of the gauze is stitched with a row of sailing ships at sea with two men standing on deck. There is a trio of birds in flight over the ship to the left and two standing birds above the largest ship. The whole piece is then surrounded by an acorn border.The gauze has overall discolouration consistent with its age with a small split beneath the three birds in flight. There are also two larger splits running horizontally and vertically through the centre, presumably as a result of the sampler being folded this way for many years. This has caused a small amount of stitch loss. Fortunately the sampler has been rescued at some point of time and placed on a wonder web backing to keep it stable. The backing is white which highlights the damage, but if the sampler was placed onto a similar coloured backing cloth it would be less noticeable. Due to the web backing, I'm not able to see the reverse of the sampler, but the colours appear good though they are likely to have mellowed to some extent over the years. There is also some slight bleeding to areas of the stitch work.Measures 10 1/2" x 16 1/2"
I WILL BE SHIPPING THE SAMPLER FLAT ON THE BACKING TO PREVENT FURTHER DAMAGE. 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.
