IDENTIFIERS ----------- id: 225652 accession number: T.1-2018 DATE AUDIT ---------- created: Wednesday 14 November 2018 updated: Wednesday 18 June 2025 DESCRIPTIVE DATA ---------------- object type: Sampler. Polychrome silk embroidery on woollen tammy cloth in cross, stem, satin and encroaching satin stitch. Approx. 33cm x 38cm, 13" x 15". Floral border, repeat pattern of honeysuckle and columbine, enclosing a verse "An Address" above the inscription "Jane Margaretta Jones Aged 11 1796" which is flanked by floral sprigs with a bow beneath. The verse: Go on dear Girl proceed witrh care /The course which you've begun/ So shall success your labour's crown/ And pleasure yet unknown/ Exert your utmost skill to please/ Endeavour to excell/proceed with caution persevere/ And all will then be well/Obedient ever be to those /Whose province is to rule/ Submission always gains respect/ From wise men and from fools/ And when your studies are complete/ Your education o'er/ Give both your parents grateful thanks/ They will desire no more. The above was published at least as early as 1782 in The Lady's Magazine or Entertaining Companion for the Fair Sex(1770-1847), a lavishly illustrated monthly magazine . Jane was christened on 26th August 1785 at Aston Somerville, Worcester, her father Daniel, her mother Elizabeth. title: sampler NOTES ----- type: history note value: Purchased by Mr.& Mrs. Butcher at Watlington Auction, Jan.1997 LICENSING --------- text license status: CC0 image license status: CC-BY-NC-SA OWNERSHIP --------- instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum department: Applied Arts collection: Butcher Collection STABLE URL ---------- url: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/225652 CATEGORIES ------ category: embroidery DATING ------ creation date: 1796 - 1796 creation date earliest: 1796 creation date latest: 1796 DIMENSIONS ---------- dimension: Height units: cm value: 30 dimension: Width units: cm value: 36.8