Linen, embroidered with polychrome silks in cross stitch.
33cm x 32.5cm
13" x 12 7/8"
The upper section contains a double upper case alphabet, two lower case alphabets, numerals 1-20 and then by 10's to 100.
Inscribed beneath this are 3 verses, author unknown but they appeared at least as early as 1835 in compilations for Sunday Schools and Childrens' Hymns.
Young children once to Jesus came/ His blessing to entreat/And I may humblydo the same/Before his mercy seat.
For when their feeble hands were spread/And bent each knfant knee/Forbid them not the Saviour's aid/And so he says for me.
Though now he is not here below/But on his heavenly hill/To him may little chisdren go/And seek a blessing still.
Below is a band inscribed "Mary Trow Wellington House Ombersley Decbr 4th 1849"
The final band contains alternating crowns and coronets.
A Mary Trow was born in Kidderminster in 1840 , 9 miles from Ombersley. There seem to be several Trow families in the locality. The sampler is fairly plain and simple which suggests it was not made by a child of the family living in some style in Wellington House. Possibly Mary was a servant's daughter and attended and learnt to stitch in the village school or a Sunday school .
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Height: 32.2 cm
Width: 32 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2018-01-29) by Butcher, Mr & Mrs
Accession number: T.30-2018
Primary reference Number: 225699
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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