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Calton, Ann
(Maker)
Border sampler, wool, embroidered with polychrome silks in cross and satin stitch. Both top and bottom are hemmed; the sides are raw and damaged. A border of alternating fleur de lys and stylized roses surrounds the main body of the sampler; a carnation is placed in each corner. The corners of the main body have a cherub at the top flower vases at the bottom. The main decoration is a large inscription which reads ' CHARITY/O Charity! / Thou principle of great Souls!/how glorious are thy/Works!/Thou createst a new World/in the /Moral and physical order./ Thou preventest a Deluge of/Indigence!/ thou Preventest a deluge of/Vice!/Thou throwest an immortal/ Guard round Virgin/Purity!/Thou recallest not the/Dead/ but thou givest Life and health/to the/Diseased/and the/ expiring/Ann Calton Royal Free Mason's School'.
Lady St John Hope Bequest
Length: 56 cm
Width: 38.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Given
(1939-05-30)
by
Hope, St John, Lady
19th century
After
1801
CE
-
Before
1900
CE
Weaving : Woollen border sampler embroidered with polychrome silks in cross and satin stitch. Both top and bottom are hemmed; the sides are raw and damaged
Embroidering
Accession number: T.13-1939
Primary reference Number: 110877
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Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts
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