Linen, embroidered with polychrome silks in cross stitch.
33.75 x39.5
13 1/4" x 15 1/2"
Inscribed " Julian Greenwood Aged 8 Years Norwich 1839 " within a geometric frame at the bottom of the sampler.
In the upper part of the sampler the inscription "O God my inmost sou convert/And deeply on my thoughtful heart/Eternal things impress/Give me to feel their solemn weight/???????/ And wake to righteousness," Charles Wesley (1707-1788).
Seven large, densley embroidered flower and bird detached motifs and a multitude of varied small motifs surround the inscriptions
The upper part of the sampler contains lower and upper case alphabets, numerals 1-9 above a band of linked octagons which contain a flower basket/deer/ tree & lions in central octagon. The remainder of the sampler surrounded by densely worked large detached motifs of flower baskets, bouquet, birds and smaller crowns and stylised floral motifs (similar to Berlin Woolwork patterns).The who;le is enclosed by a strawberry border.
The linked octagon band is indicative of a Norfolk provenance, ref. The Norfolk Sampler Tradition. J.M. Lukacher. 2013. Comparable to samplers made by Eliza Shrimplin, 1810, p256/7 & Susannah Baker, p 242/243.
Julian(a) Greenwood b.20 July 1831 to Matthew & Mary, baptised 31 July, St. Augustine's, Norwich.
Matthew Greenwood was a wool stapler/dealer, several similar in the parish register. The church contains a monument to Thomas Clabburn , weaving factory owner. The Shrimplin family are believed to have lived in the neighbouring parish so there may have been a school or teacher attended by the children of both families.
Height: 33 cm
Width: 38.9 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2018-01-29) by Butcher, Mr & Mrs
Accession number: T.22-2018
Primary reference Number: 225689
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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