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Regency Sampler, 1820, by Mary Bishop

Offered by: Madelena Antiques

Description
Regency Sampler, 1820, by Mary Bishop. The sampler is worked in silk on a linen ground, mainly in cross stitch. Meandering strawberry border. Colours pink, black, green, gold, blue, silver and brown. Alphabets A-Z in upper case and lower case and numbers 1-2. Verse reads, 'Teach me to feel anothers woe > To hide the faults I see > That mercy I to others show > That mercy show to me'. Signed and dated, 'Mary Bishop Aged 10 1820'. A good set of motifs, including a house, a lion, a dog, potted flowering plants, crowns, hearts, birds, a butterfly, a bee and flowers. Framed in an old, possibly original, Hogarth frame with rippled, old glass. Mounting: The sampler is stitched to linen and stretched over board. Frame backed with wood and sealed with tape.. Dimensions exclude the frame and slip.

More Information

Origin:	England
Period:	19th Century
Condition:	Good. A couple of well backed holes along the bottom edge. A few light, patchy stains at the top. No stitch losses. Colours are all good and strong. No colour run. Neatly and evenly stretched. Frame in good condition, ready to hang.
Creation Date:	1820
Styles / Movements:	Traditional
Dealer Reference #:	22968
Incollect Reference #:	630092

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