William IV, dated February 5 1836 1836 Silkwork School Sampler by Mary Jones. Framed in an old wood frame with rippled, old glass. Tacked to a wood stretcher frame with linen  More »

William IV, dated February 5 1836 1836 Silkwork School Sampler by Mary Jones. Framed in an old wood frame with rippled, old glass. Tacked to a wood stretcher frame with linen backing and brown paper dust cover. The sampler is worked in silk on linen ground, in a variety of stitches including Algerian eye. Meandering strawberry border. Colours dark brown, navy blue, light brown, black, gold and dark green. Alphabets A-Z in upper case and lower case and numbers 1-7. Verse titled ''HYMN TO PROVIDENCE.'' reads ''The Lord my pasture shall prepare,> And feed me with a shepherd''s care;> His presence shall my wants supply,> And guard me with a watchful eye;> My noon-day walks he shall attend,> And all my midnight hours defend.> When in the sultry glebe I faint,> Or on the thirsty mountains pant,> To fertile vales and dewy meads,> My weary wandering steps he leads;> Where peaceful rivers soft and slow,> Amid the verdant landscape flow.''. Signed and dated ''Mary Jones her Work Guilffield School February 5 1836''. A good set of motifs, including flowers, birds, diamonds, fir trees and crowns. Fair. A number of holes. A few stains around the edge. Uniform age darkening of the ground inside the stretcher frame. No stitch losses other than to the holed areas. Colours are mostly good and strong with no noticeable fading. Slight colour run around the verse and signature. Stretching is slightly uneven. Frame in good condition, ready to hang. 17ins by 13ins wide   « Less

George III, dated 1812 1812 Silkwork Sampler by Harriott Blatchford. Framed in an old wood frame with gilt slip and glass. Mounted to conservator standards on acid free card  More »

George III, dated 1812 1812 Silkwork Sampler by Harriott Blatchford. Framed in an old wood frame with gilt slip and glass. Mounted to conservator standards on acid free card with chipboard backing. The sampler is worked in silk on linen ground, in a variety of stitches. Meandering strawberry border with a meandering floral border inside. Colours green, cream, copper, gold, light green, magenta, pink and black. Verse entitled ''On The Life Of Christ'' reads ''1> Behold where in a mortal storm,> Appears each grace Divine> The virtues all in Jesus met,> With mildest Radiance shine,> 2> To spread the Rays of Heavens light> To give the Mourner Joy,> To preach glad tidings to the Poor> Twas this divine employ> ??? In heart by all his Friends> A friend and servant found> He wash''d their feet he wip''d their tears> And heal''d each Bleeding wound.> 4> Amidst keen reproach and cruel scorn> Patient and meek he stood> His foes Ungrateful sought his life,> He Labour''d for their good,> 5> In the last hour of deep distress> ??? His Father''s Throne> With soul resign''d he bow''d ??> ?? Will not thine be done> ??? ??? ??? And my ??> ?? ??? ???> ??? ??? ??? ???> And his bright Glory ???. Signed and dated ''Harriott Blatchford''s Work ??? In the Eleventh Year Of her Age 1812''. A good set of motifs, including Adam & Eve standing either side of the tree of life with a snake coiled around its trunk, lions, birds, angels, flowers, fir trees, stars, crowns, diamonds and potted flowering plants. Fair. A number of holes. Some patchy staining in the centre. Stitch losses to the border, verse, motifs and signature. Colours are faded. No colour run. Stretching is very slightly uneven. Frame in very good condition, ready to hang. 18.5ins by 12.5ins wide   « Less

Victorian, dated 1840 1840 Silkwork Sampler by Mary Ann Partridge. Framed in an old wood frame with gilt slip and glass. Mounted to conservator standards on acid free card  More »

Victorian, dated 1840 1840 Silkwork Sampler by Mary Ann Partridge. Framed in an old wood frame with gilt slip and glass. Mounted to conservator standards on acid free card with chipboard backing. The sampler is worked in silk on linen ground, in a variety of stitches. Meandering strawberry border. Colours dark brown, cream, copper, olive green, dark green and gold. Alphabet A-Z in upper case and numbers 1-20 and then 30, 40, 50, 60 and 70. Verse entitled ''TRUST IN PROVIDENCE'' reads ''Almighty Father of mankind,> On thee my hopes remain> And when the day of trouble comes,> I shall not trust in vain.> In early years Thou art my guide,> And of my youth the friend,> And as my days begin with thee,> With thee my days shall end.'' Signed and dated ''Mary Ann Partridge. May 1840''. A few motifs including potted flowering plants, crowns and birds. Generally Good. A number of holes. A number of patchy stains. No stitch losses other than to the holed areas. Colours are slightly faded, but still well defined. No colour run. Stretching is slightly uneven. Frame in very good condition, ready to hang. 14ins by 12.75ins wide   « Less

Victorian, dated 1839 1839 Sampler by M Weatherhead. Framed in an old wood frame with glass. Tacked to wooden stretcher frame with chipboard backing. The sampler is worked in  More »

Victorian, dated 1839 1839 Sampler by M Weatherhead. Framed in an old wood frame with glass. Tacked to wooden stretcher frame with chipboard backing. The sampler is worked in a silk-like thread on linen ground, in a variety of stitches including Algerian eye. Simple embroidered border. Colour black. Alphabets A-Z in upper case and lower case and numbers 1-27. Signed and dated ''M. WEATHERHEAD. NOVEMBER. 1839''. Generally good. No holes. A number of patchy stains and stain specks. No stitch losses. Colours are all good and strong with no noticeable fading. No colour run. Unevenly stretched. Frame showing some wear, but is structurally sound and in our opinion could be hung ''as is''. 8.5ins by 11ins wide   « Less

George III, dated 1807 1807 Silkwork Sampler by Ellen Hall. Unframed. The sampler is worked in silk on linen ground, in cross stitch and Algerian eye. Zig zag border. Colours  More »

George III, dated 1807 1807 Silkwork Sampler by Ellen Hall. Unframed. The sampler is worked in silk on linen ground, in cross stitch and Algerian eye. Zig zag border. Colours dark green, light green and black. Alphabets A-Z in upper case and lower case and numbers 1-20. Signed and dated ''Ellen Hall. Oct.b 14.1807''. Single diamond motif. Good. No holes. One light stain. Very minor stitch loss to the border, one divider line, motif and letters/numbers. Colours are all good and strong with no noticeable fading. Slight colour run around the dark green threads. 11ins by 11.5ins wide   « Less

George III, dated 1809 1809 Silkwork Sampler by Susanna Hides. Framed in a wood frame with gilt slip and rippled, old glass. Tacked to a wood stretcher frame with linen  More »

George III, dated 1809 1809 Silkwork Sampler by Susanna Hides. Framed in a wood frame with gilt slip and rippled, old glass. Tacked to a wood stretcher frame with linen backing and brown paper dust cover. The sampler is worked in silk on fine linen ground, in cross stitch throughout. Meandering strawberry border. Colours gold, cream, light brown, dark brown, pink, light green, magenta, olive green and blue. Alphabet A-Z in upper case and numbers 1-10. Verse reads ''Virtues the chiefest beauty of the mind> The noblest ornament of human kind> Virtues our safeguard and our guiding star> That stirs up reason when our senses err''. Signed and dated ''Susanna Hides October 4 1809''. Packed with motifs, including fruit trees, a dog, a house, flowers, stags, fruit baskets, squirrels, potted flowering plants, birds, diamonds, fir trees, strawberries, butterfly, tree laden with blossom and a lady standing beside a sailing ship. Fair. A number of holes, and the ground is very thin and worn in places. Some dark, patchy staining to the lower half. Some stitch losses to the border and divider lines, as well as the holed areas. Colours are mostly good and strong with no noticeable fading. The silks bright and glossy. No colour run. Unevenly stretched. Frame showing slight wear, otherwise sound and ready to hang. 16.25ins by 12.5ins wide   « Less

William IV, dated 1833 1833 Adam & Eve Sampler by Jane Mourad??. Unframed. The sampler is worked in wool on linen ground, in cross stitch throughout. Meandering strawberry  More »

William IV, dated 1833 1833 Adam & Eve Sampler by Jane Mourad??. Unframed. The sampler is worked in wool on linen ground, in cross stitch throughout. Meandering strawberry border. Colours red, cream, yellow, green, copper, purple, orange, pink and blue. Signed and dated ''Jane Mourad?? ?g?d of 9 ?ears 1833''. A good set of motifs, including lions, dogs, bird, flowers, potted flowering plants, trees, laden with fruit, stags, fruit baskets with cherubs above, strawberries and Adam & Eve standing either side of the tree of life with a snake coiled around its trunk. Generally good. A number of holes. A few patchy stains, and uniform age darkening of the ground. Stitch losses to the border, signature and motifs. Colours are all good and strong with no noticeable fading. No colour run. 15ins by 16ins wide   « Less

Victorian, dated 1846 1846 Sampler by Hannah Elizabeth Jackson. Framed in a modern wood and gilt frame with glass. Loose mounted onto card with chipboard backing. The sampler  More »

Victorian, dated 1846 1846 Sampler by Hannah Elizabeth Jackson. Framed in a modern wood and gilt frame with glass. Loose mounted onto card with chipboard backing. The sampler is worked in fine wool and silk on linen ground, in cross stitch and Algerian eye. Cross linked chain border. Colours green, red, pale blue, black, oranges and pinks. Alphabets A-Z in upper case and lower case and numbers 1-26. Verse reads ''Tis religion that can give> Sweetest pleasures while we live,> Tis religion must suply> Solid comfort when we die.> After death its joys will be> Lasting as eternity.> Be the living God my friend,> Then my bliss shall never end.'' Signed and dated ''Hannah Elizabeth Jackson Aged nine years. 1846.''. Single flower motif. Good. No holes. No stains other than slight uniform age darkening of the ground. Some stitch losses to letters of the alphabets, numbers and divider lines. Colours are all good and strong with no noticeable fading. Very slight colour run around the black verse and signature threads. Unevenly stretched. Frame in very good condition, ready to hang. 14ins by 12.75ins wide   « Less

Circa 1870 Circa 1870 Adam & Eve Sampler. Unframed. The sampler is worked in fine wool on linen ground, in cross stitch throughout. Meandering strawberry border. Colours red,  More »

Circa 1870 Circa 1870 Adam & Eve Sampler. Unframed. The sampler is worked in fine wool on linen ground, in cross stitch throughout. Meandering strawberry border. Colours red, blues, yellow, greens, light brown, dark brown, pink, gold and purple. No signature or date. A good set of motifs, including diamonds, fir trees, hearts, stars, dogs, birds, flowers, potted flowering plants, crowns, blossoming trees, hearts, fruit baskets, strawberries and Adam & Eve standing either side of the tree of life, with the initial ''A'' and ''E''. Very Good. No holes. A few pale stain specks, and slight uniform age darkening of the ground. Minor stitch losses to the border and a couple of the motifs. Colours are all good and strong with no noticeable fading. No colour run. 10.5ins by 10ins wide   « Less

William IV, dated Oct 31st 1835 1835 Sampler by Elizabeth Stuckey. Unframed. The sampler is worked in cotton on canvas ground, in cross stitch throughout. Meandering  More »

William IV, dated Oct 31st 1835 1835 Sampler by Elizabeth Stuckey. Unframed. The sampler is worked in cotton on canvas ground, in cross stitch throughout. Meandering strawberry border. Colours purple, blue, red, pink, green and gray. Verse entitled ''Mercy of Christ.'' reads ''Lord, teach a little child to pray,> Thy grace betimes impart,> And grant thy holy spirit may> Renew my infant heart.'' ''For all who early seek his face,> Shall surely taste his love,> Jesus shall guide them by his grace> To dwell with him above.'' Signed and dated ''Elizabeth Stuckey Aged 7 Years Oct 31st 1835''. A few motifs including potted flowering plants and trees. Good. No holes. A few very pale stains and uniform age darkening of the ground. No stitch losses. Single loose thread to ''l'' of ''dwell''. Colours are slightly faded, but still well defined. No colour run. 15.5ins by 13.25ins wide   « Less