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Regency Sampler, 1820, by Mary Bishop

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Regency Sampler, 1820, by Mary Bishop. The sampler is worked in silk on a linen ground, mainly in cross stitch. Meandering strawberry border. Colours pink, black, green, gold, blue, silver and brown. Alphabets A-Z in upper case and lower case and numbers 1-2. Verse reads, 'Teach me to feel anothers woe > To hide the faults I see > That mercy I to others show > That mercy show to me'. Signed and dated, 'Mary Bishop Aged 10 1820'. A good set of motifs, including a house, a lion, a dog, potted flowering plants, crowns, hearts, birds, a butterfly, a bee and flowers. Framed in an old, possibly original, Hogarth frame with rippled, old glass. Mounting: The sampler is stitched to linen and stretched over board. Frame backed with wood and sealed with tape. Dimensions exclude the frame and slip.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 17.1 in (43.44 cm)Width: 13 in (33.02 cm)Depth: 0.9 in (2.29 cm)
  • Style:
    Regency (In the Style Of)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1820
  • Condition:
    Good. A couple of well backed holes along the bottom edge. A few light, patchy stains at the top. No stitch losses. Colours are all good and strong. No colour run. Neatly and evenly stretched. Frame in good condition, ready to hang.
  • Seller Location:
    Chelmsford, GB
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 229681stDibs: LU4246133315642
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