"A High Quality 18th Century Antique Sampler By Jane Mervin Age 11 Dated 1790"
A High Quality 18th Century Antique Sampler by Jane Mervin Age 11 Dated 1790A fine Georgian Sampler, Jane Mervin Dated 1790.
The sampler is worked in silk threads on a linen ground, mainly in cross stitch with a floral border. Colours green, blue, red, gold, black, dark brown and silver.
A wonderful set of motifs, including Adam & Eve standing either side of the tree of life with a snake coiled around its trunk, dogs, rabbits, birds, potted flowering plants, fruit baskets, crowns, hearts and a peacock. Framed in it's original Birdseye Maple wood frame Glazed: This is in a wood and glass frame.
The sampler is fixed to board. Frame backed with wood.
This is not in very good condition with Losses to the sampler in a few places
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