Early 19th Century Sampler by Harriett Bayliss
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Description
Early 19th century Sampler by Harriett Bayliss. The sampler is worked in silk on linen ground, in a variety of stitches. Meandering floral border. Colors brown, cream, green, copper, pink, black and blue. Alphabets A-Z in upper case and numbers 1-30 Verse entitled 'ON INDUSTRY' reads 'The Industrious Bee Extracts From Every Flower< Its Fragrant's Sweets And Mild Blaspheme Power<
Learn Hence with Greatest care And Nicest skill< To Take The Good And To Reject The Ill< By Her Examble Taught Enrich Thy Mind< With Native Eloquence And Sence Refined< Be Thou The Honey comb In Whom May Dwell< Each Mental Sweet Nor Leave One Vacant Cell'. Signed and dated 'Harriet Bayliss Her Work Finished In The 10th year of Her Age June the Twenty 4th'. A good set of motifs, some finely detailed, including a house with a garden, farmers, stars, dogs, birds, angels, potted flowering plants, trees, laden with fruit, stags, fruit baskets, fir trees, crowns, butterflies and peacocks. Framed in an old wood frame with rippled, old glass. Mounting: The sampler is stitched to linen over acid free mountboard. Frame backed with card. -
More Information
Origin: England Period: 19th Century Materials: Textile Condition: Good. Good. A few small holes. A few pale stains. Some stitch losses to the motifs and numbers. Colours are slightly faded, but still well defined. No colour run. Stretching is slightly uneven. Frame in good condition, ready to hang. Creation Date: 1820 Styles / Movements: Folk Art, Traditional Dealer Reference #: 22226 Incollect Reference #: 427243 -
Dimensions
W. 20.1 in; H. 20.3 in; D. 0.8 in; W. 51.05 cm; H. 51.56 cm; D. 2.03 cm;
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