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Antique Sampler, 1849, by Jane Joslin

Offered by: Madelena Antiques

Description
Victorian Sampler, 1849, by Jane Joslin. The sampler is worked in silk on a linen ground, mainly in cross stitch. Meandering strawberry border. Colours gold, pale blue, light brown, copper, green and silver. Alphabets A-Z in upper case and lower case and numbers 1-8. Verse reads, 'Come ye that love the Lord, And let our joys be Known, Join in a song with sweet accord, And thus surround the throne.' Signed and dated, 'Jane Joslin Her Sampler Ended May 4 1849 aged 14 years.'. A good set of motifs, including stags, lions, dogs, birds, trees, laden with fruit, a crown, peacocks and potted flowering plants. Framed in an old, possibly original, mahogany frame with rippled, old glass. Mounting: The sampler is tacked to a wood stretcher frame. Frame backed with chipboard and sealed with tape.. Dimensions exclude the frame and slip.

More Information

Origin:	England
Period:	19th Century
Condition:	Good. Very Good. No holes. No stains. 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:	1849
Styles / Movements:	Traditional, Victorian
Dealer Reference #:	22935
Incollect Reference #:	649489

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