Número del objeto
72/3
Descripción
An oblong sampler worked mainly in cross stitch in blues, blacks, green and browns. It is inscribed "The loss of time is much 1818, the los of truth is more, the loss of Christ is such 12, that no man can restore 12, Hannah Merry Her Work Aged 11 Years Finished September 7th 1818". Hannah Merry, who worked this in Warwickshire, is an ancestor of the donor's husband, on the maternal side.
Descripción física
needlework sampler
Historia del archivo
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'Sampler // Domestic Furnishing pictures // gift Doris Mary, Lady Stenton, Whitley Park Farm, Reading via E. H. Carpenter // Description: An oblong sampler worked mainly in cross stitch in blues, blacks, green and browns. It has letters of the alphabet, small motifs a verse, name and date. Dimensions: Stained wood fame with gold trim 24cmx 35cm // Associated information: Inscription- ‘ The loss of time is much 1818, the los of truth is more, the loss of Christ is such 12, that no man can restore 12, Hannah Merry Her Work Aged 11 Years Finished September 7th 1818’ Hannah Merry was an ancestor of the donor’s husband on the maternal side. The sampler was worked in Warwickshire [on reverse of sampler]’
Lugar de producción
Warwickshire
Fecha
1818 - 1818
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Técnica
Documento digital
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_10882.tif - High resolution image