sampler
Sampler. Very faded polychrome silks on loosely woven linen in cross stitch.
31 cm x 31cm. 12 1/4" x 12 1/4".
A border of a single line of cross stitch encloses at the top an upper and lower case alphabet and numerals 1-12.
Beneath these is inscribed "Ellen Atkin her Work in The Year 1837", followed by the verse: "Two things have I required of thee/Deny me them not before I die" and " Remove far from me my vanity and lies/Give me neither Poverty nor lies/Feed me with food convenient for me"
The first is based on Proverbs 30.7, and the second on Proverbs 30.8
Puchased at auction, Aylsham 1994
Height: 29 cm
Width: 30 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2018-01-29) by Butcher, Mr & Mrs
Accession number: T.3-2018
Primary reference Number: 225654
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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