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Regency Period Norfolk Sampler, 1828, by E A Giscard Aged 12

$3,097.79
£2,250
€2,650.16
CA$4,243.82
A$4,708.88
CHF 2,466.61
MX$57,743.48
NOK 31,374.45
SEK 29,616.14
DKK 19,763.92
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Regency period Norfolk Sampler, 1828, by E A Giscard Aged 12. The sampler is worked in silk threads on a linen ground, in cross stitch and Algerian eye. Meandering strawberry and leaf border. Colours green, red, light brown, dark brown, silver, black, gold and blue. Alphabets A-Z in upper case and numbers 1-16. Inscription reads, 'Learn to live well that thou mayst die so too, To live and die is all we have to do.'. Signed and dated 'E A Giscard Downham. 1828 Aged 12'. Placename Downham refers to Downham Market, a town in Norfolk, England. A horizontal band of elongated octagons along the bottom of the piece. A scattering of motifs, including potted flowering plants, flowers, fruit baskets, fir trees and birds. Framed in an old, burr maple frame with glass. Mounting: The sampler is tacked to a wood stretcher frame. Frame backed with brown paper and sealed with tape.. Dimensions exclude the frame and slip.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 14.5 in (36.83 cm)Width: 12.6 in (32.01 cm)Depth: 1.4 in (3.56 cm)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1828
  • Condition:
    Good. A few small holes, mostly backed to make them inconspicuous. Light patchy staining. Colours are all good and strong . Frame has two strips of veneer missing, which have been replaced with coloured/textured card strips. Otherwise sound.
  • Seller Location:
    Chelmsford, GB
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 232821stDibs: LU4246145801352

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