Antique Victorian Woollen Motif Needlework Sampler Dated 1843 By Ann Heath aged 12
A better price may be available. Please enquire below.
This very unusual, clean sampler is stitched on a linen ground. Its condition is exceptional, with still amazingly vibrant colours & no discernible loss to the stitching or ground. The motifs are highly original featuring a stunning resting lamb (of God?) & cross, chicken in its coop, paired swallows & rose - all surrounded by a strawberry border. Original scumbled pine frame.
Additional Comments
Ann has also included a simple religious plea typical of the period; “Lord Remember me.” There is just one very small area of wool loss on the lamb’s rear flank. The frame (plus gilt slip & hanging eyes) - itself a super antique - appears to be unique to the piece whilst the glass seems later. In our view, the unique quirkiness and super condition of this beautiful ‘folksy’ sampler - in addition to the fact that it was completed 180 years ago by a girl of just 12 - make it a very desirable example of this genre of sampler.
Conservation & Restoration
We have prepared Ann’s stunning 180 year sampler for sale by taking it from its frame & removing the surface dust using a conservation vacuum cleaner. It has then been stitched onto complementary fresh linen which rests on cotton wadding glued to an acid free mount. All components of the frame have been thoroughly cleaned & the pine waxed. Finally, the sampler has been re-presented in its frame behind a piece of bespoke recycled antique pine backing secured by stainless steel panel pins & sealed with self-adhesive picture framing tape. The piece is ready to hang using a new picture string attached to the original period eyes.
Framed Dimensions (W, H & D): 37x40x2.5cm
Ref: S122
A better price may be available. Please enquire below.
This very unusual, clean sampler is stitched on a linen ground. Its condition is exceptional, with still amazingly vibrant colours & no discernible loss to the stitching or ground. The motifs are highly original featuring a stunning resting lamb (of God?) & cross, chicken in its coop, paired swallows & rose - all surrounded by a strawberry border. Original scumbled pine frame.
Additional Comments
Ann has also included a simple religious plea typical of the period; “Lord Remember me.” There is just one very small area of wool loss on the lamb’s rear flank. The frame (plus gilt slip & hanging eyes) - itself a super antique - appears to be unique to the piece whilst the glass seems later. In our view, the unique quirkiness and super condition of this beautiful ‘folksy’ sampler - in addition to the fact that it was completed 180 years ago by a girl of just 12 - make it a very desirable example of this genre of sampler.
Conservation & Restoration
We have prepared Ann’s stunning 180 year sampler for sale by taking it from its frame & removing the surface dust using a conservation vacuum cleaner. It has then been stitched onto complementary fresh linen which rests on cotton wadding glued to an acid free mount. All components of the frame have been thoroughly cleaned & the pine waxed. Finally, the sampler has been re-presented in its frame behind a piece of bespoke recycled antique pine backing secured by stainless steel panel pins & sealed with self-adhesive picture framing tape. The piece is ready to hang using a new picture string attached to the original period eyes.
Framed Dimensions (W, H & D): 37x40x2.5cm
Ref: S122
A better price may be available. Please enquire below.
This very unusual, clean sampler is stitched on a linen ground. Its condition is exceptional, with still amazingly vibrant colours & no discernible loss to the stitching or ground. The motifs are highly original featuring a stunning resting lamb (of God?) & cross, chicken in its coop, paired swallows & rose - all surrounded by a strawberry border. Original scumbled pine frame.
Additional Comments
Ann has also included a simple religious plea typical of the period; “Lord Remember me.” There is just one very small area of wool loss on the lamb’s rear flank. The frame (plus gilt slip & hanging eyes) - itself a super antique - appears to be unique to the piece whilst the glass seems later. In our view, the unique quirkiness and super condition of this beautiful ‘folksy’ sampler - in addition to the fact that it was completed 180 years ago by a girl of just 12 - make it a very desirable example of this genre of sampler.
Conservation & Restoration
We have prepared Ann’s stunning 180 year sampler for sale by taking it from its frame & removing the surface dust using a conservation vacuum cleaner. It has then been stitched onto complementary fresh linen which rests on cotton wadding glued to an acid free mount. All components of the frame have been thoroughly cleaned & the pine waxed. Finally, the sampler has been re-presented in its frame behind a piece of bespoke recycled antique pine backing secured by stainless steel panel pins & sealed with self-adhesive picture framing tape. The piece is ready to hang using a new picture string attached to the original period eyes.
Framed Dimensions (W, H & D): 37x40x2.5cm
Ref: S122