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Antique Sampler, 1805, Elizabeth Gregory, Ackworth School

Offered by: Madelena Antiques

Description
Georgian Sampler, 1805, Elizabeth Gregory, Ackworth School. The sampler is worked in silk threads on a linen ground, mainly in cross stitch. Discontinuous half-medallion border. Colours red, cream, copper, gold, green and blue. Alphabet A-Z in upper case, scattered throughout. Signed and dated, 'Elizabeth Gregory Ackworth School 1805'. Ackworth is a well known Quaker School near Pontefract, West Yorkshire, in England. Various scattered motifs, including stylised flowering plants, potted plants, birds and trees. Numerous octagonal and polygonal medallions enclose a few of the motifs. Framed in an old, possibly original, black, ebonised wood frame with rippled, old glass. Mounting: The sampler is stitched to acid free card. Frame backed with wood and sealed with tape. Dimensions exclude the frame and slip.

More Information

Origin:	England
Period:	19th Century
Condition:	Good. Good. Two small holes, bottom left. A few pale patchy stains, barely visible. No stitch losses. Colours are slightly faded, but still well defined. No colour run. Neatly and evenly stretched. Frame showing slight wear, otherwise sound.
Creation Date:	1805
Styles / Movements:	Traditional
Dealer Reference #:	23376
Incollect Reference #:	884703

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