EARLY 19TH CENTURY VERSE & ALPHABET SAMPLER BY ELEANOR ALLAN MACE AGED 9 - 1834
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Early 19th century linen and wool work sampler by Eleanor Allan Mace aged 9 - 1834. This sampler is completely charming with fine quality stitch work throughout, the moreso when one considers Eleanor 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, whilst the lower section contains the following verse
Lord permit thy gracious name to standIts the first efforts of an infa...nt handAnd while her fingers o'er the canvas mo(ve)Engage her tender heart to seek thy love
The verse has a dog and floral motif to the left side, a flower basket and tulip urn to the right and is then underlined with a floral border. Eleanor's details and the date of 1834 run across the bottom edge of the linen with a star motif to their left, then the whole piece is surrounded by a zigzag border.The linen has overall discolouration consistent with its age, darker in the upper left quadrant and also down the middle. There are also several small areas of damage, some having resulted in a small amount of stitch loss. One is able to see through these that the sampler has been stitched around the edges onto a clean backing cloth. The last photo shows how the backing cloth has been taped around card. As such I'm not able to see the reverse, but the colours of the thread appear good though they are likely to have mellowed to some extent over the years.Measures 13 1/4" across x 12 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 - $20.00 TO THE USA, ELSEWHERE PLEASE CONTACT ME.PLEASE NOTE - ROYAL MAIL HAVE INCREASED THEIR PRICES SO I HAVE ALSO HAD TO INCREASE MY SHIPPING COSTS.
Lord permit thy gracious name to standIts the first efforts of an infa...nt handAnd while her fingers o'er the canvas mo(ve)Engage her tender heart to seek thy love
The verse has a dog and floral motif to the left side, a flower basket and tulip urn to the right and is then underlined with a floral border. Eleanor's details and the date of 1834 run across the bottom edge of the linen with a star motif to their left, then the whole piece is surrounded by a zigzag border.The linen has overall discolouration consistent with its age, darker in the upper left quadrant and also down the middle. There are also several small areas of damage, some having resulted in a small amount of stitch loss. One is able to see through these that the sampler has been stitched around the edges onto a clean backing cloth. The last photo shows how the backing cloth has been taped around card. As such I'm not able to see the reverse, but the colours of the thread appear good though they are likely to have mellowed to some extent over the years.Measures 13 1/4" across x 12 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 - $20.00 TO THE USA, ELSEWHERE PLEASE CONTACT ME.PLEASE NOTE - ROYAL MAIL HAVE INCREASED THEIR PRICES SO I HAVE ALSO HAD TO INCREASE MY SHIPPING COSTS.
