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Maker: Davey, elizabeth
Sampler, linen, embroidered with polychrome silks in cross and satin stitch. All the edges are turned under and stitched. The sampler comprises of horizontal bands of border patterns, crowns, initials, and alphabet and two short verses .
Sampler, linen, embroidered with polychrome silks in cross and satin stitch. All the edges are turned under and stitched. The sampler comprises of horizontal bands of narrow border patterns, crowns and the initials 'GR', and alphabet and two short verses which read "A Prudent Woman ALL her time ImPLOYs / thAt tends to wisdom not in tALK & tOYS / I AM but YOUNG In Art And cannot shoo such / Work As I unto Your GOObness OW Yet be / PLeASed to SmiLe UPon my smaLL indeAVOUR / I WILL Strive to mend & be Obedient ever / ThIS WORK WAS done in the seventh year / OF his mAIeSties ReiGn BY me ELISAbeth / DAVeY FebrUAry the 16 1721 Being In / The ninth Year OF MY AGE LASt midsummer / WILLIAM DAVeY And ELISAbeth DAVeY are MY Father And Mothers name they GAVe / me LeARninG to WOrk the same IAne IS / SUCHeR IS my GObmothers name eS As AS
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Length: 10.1/4 in
Width: 8 in
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
18th Century
Production date:
AD 1721
: George I
Weaving
: Sampler, linen, embroidered with polychrome silks in cross and satin stitch. All the edges are turned under and stitched.
Embroidering
Accession number: T.123-1928
Primary reference Number: 110669
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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