Victorian, dated 1846 1846 Silkwork Commemorative Sampler by Charlotte Cull. The sampler depicts a representation of the Rufus Stone, which marks the spot where King William  More »

Victorian, dated 1846 1846 Silkwork Commemorative Sampler by Charlotte Cull. The sampler depicts a representation of the Rufus Stone, which marks the spot where King William II was fatally wounded by an arrow, during a hunting trip in the New Forest in 1100AD. Framed in a modern, gilt over wood, frame behind green mount card and glass. Stitched over card with chipboard backing. The sampler is worked in silk on linen ground, in cross stitch throughout. Rolling waves border. Colours gold, light brown, green and black. Verses read ''Mine..> steed in the> new forest hants> these are the words> on King Rufus stone''. ''Here stood the Oak> Tree on which a narrow> shot by Sir Walter> Tyrrell at a stag glan-> ced and struck King> William the 2nd surnamed> Rufus in the breast of> which he instantly Died> on the 2nd Day of Au ..> gust in the year of> our Lord 1100''. ''King William the 2nd Sur-> named Rufus being> slain as is before rela..> ted was laid in a cart> belonging to one Pur..> kess and drawn from> hence to Winchester> and Buried in the Cathe> dral Church of that> City''. In the year of our> Lord 1745 that where> an event so memori..> able had happened sho..> uld not be hereafter> unknown this stone> was set up by John> Lord Delewarr who> has seen the Tree in> this Place''. This spot was visi..> ted by King George> the 3rd and Queen Cha> rlotte on the 27th Day> of June In the year> of our Lord 1790''. ''This stone having been> much mutilated and the ins..> scriptions on each of its> three sides defaced this m.> ore durable memorial with> the original inscriptions w> as erected in the year 1845> by Wm Sturges Bourn''. This stone was re..> paired by John Rit..> chard Earl Delewarr> In the year of our> Lord 1790''. ''Charlotte Cull is my name> England is my nation> Minesteed is my native place> And Christ is my salvation> In the hour of dark temptation> Satan cannot make me yield> For the word of consolation> Is to me a mighty shield''. ''Weep not for the saint that ascends> To partake of the joys of the sky> Weep not for the seraph that bends> With the worshipping chorus on high> Weep not for the spirit now crownd> With the garland to faithfulness given> Oh weep not for him as he has found> His reward and his refuge in heaven''. Signed and dated ''Finished January 28th In The Year Of Our Lord 1846''. A couple of floral and fir tree motifs. Generally Good. A few holes and a couple of tears. Some dark staining in places. No stitch losses other than to the holed areas. Colours are mostly good and strong with no noticeable fading. Very slight colour run around the black threads. Stretching is very slightly uneven. Frame in good condition, ready to hang. 21ins by 15.5ins wide   « Less

Victorian, dated 1838 1838 Silkwork Sampler by Mary Higham. Framed in an old, burr maple frame with gilt slip and rippled, old glass. Loose mounted onto chipboard with wooden  More »

Victorian, dated 1838 1838 Silkwork Sampler by Mary Higham. Framed in an old, burr maple frame with gilt slip and rippled, old glass. Loose mounted onto chipboard with wooden backing. The sampler is worked in silk on canvas ground, in cross stitch throughout. Meandering strawberry border. Colours dark green, cream, green, dark brown, black and light brown. Verse reads ''All you my friends who now expect to see> A piece of marking thus perform''d by me> Cast but a smile on this my mean endeavour> Ill strive to mend and be obedient ever.''. Signed and dated ''Mary Higham''s work in her 10 th year 1838''. A good set of motifs, including a church, insects, diamonds, birds, a fruit tree, pitcher, fruit basket, crown, house, gentleman, dog, potted flowering plants and flowers. Good. No holes. A number of stains. Minor stitch loss to the verse. Colours are all good and strong with no noticeable fading. Slight colour run around the dark green threads. Stretching is slightly uneven, and the sampler is slightly over framed. Slight wear to the gilt slip, otherwise frame is sound and ready to hang. 15ins by 11.75ins wide   « Less

William IV, dated 1835 1835 Woolwork Sampler by Rachel Mauger. Framed in a modern maple frame with glass. Stitched over chipboard backing with brown paper dust cover. The  More »

William IV, dated 1835 1835 Woolwork Sampler by Rachel Mauger. Framed in a modern maple frame with glass. Stitched over chipboard backing with brown paper dust cover. The sampler is worked in cotton and wool on canvas ground, in a variety of stitches. Meandering floral border. Colours green, red, yellow, pale blue, pale green, black, pink and light brown. Verse reads ''Jesus permit thy gracious name to stand> On the first efford of Rachel''s hand> And while her fingers on the canvass move> Engage her tender heart to seek thy love> With thy dear children let her have a part> And write thy name thyself upon her heart''. Signed and dated ''Rachel Mauger Aged 9 Years 1835. A good set of motifs, including a stag, flowers, trees and birds. Good. No holes. No stains other than slight uniform age darkening of the ground. Some stitch loss to the border and motifs. Colours are all good and strong with no noticeable fading. No colour run. Unevenly stretched. Frame in good condition, ready to hang. 20.5ins by 18.5ins wide   « Less

Victorian, dated June 20 1844 1844 Silkwork Sampler by Susannah Turner. Framed in a modern carved-wood-effect frame with glass. Stitched to linen with chipboard backing. The  More »

Victorian, dated June 20 1844 1844 Silkwork Sampler by Susannah Turner. Framed in a modern carved-wood-effect frame with glass. Stitched to linen with chipboard backing. The sampler is worked in silk on canvas ground, in cross stitch throughout. Meandering strawberry border. Colours light brown, cream, blue, red, green, pale green, copper, gold, dark brown and olive green. Verse reads ''REMEMBER NOW THY CREATOR IN THE> DAYS OF THY YOUTH WHILE THE EVIL> DAYS COME NOT NOR THE YEARS DRAW> NIGH WHEN THOU SHALT SAY I HAVE> NO PLEASURE IN THEM''. Signed and dated ''SUSANNAH TURNER HER WORK FINISHED JUNE 20 1844 AGED NINE YEARS''. A good set of motifs, including a dog in a basket, two figures, birds, owls, flowers, fruit trees and potted flowering plants. Fair. A number of holes. A few dark stain specks above the verse. No stitch losses other than to the holed areas, although the last letter in the verse may have been restitched at a later date. Colours are mostly good and strong with no noticeable fading. Some colour run from the signature threads. Stretching is very slightly uneven. Frame in very good condition, ready to hang. 16.25ins by 13ins wide   « Less

George III, dated 1814 1814 ''The Virgins Prayer'' Sampler by Phebe Edmonds. Framed in an old wood frame with gilt slip and glass. Mounted to conservator standards on acid  More »

George III, dated 1814 1814 ''The Virgins Prayer'' Sampler by Phebe Edmonds. 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 cross stitch throughout. Meandering floral border. Colours black, cream, blue, green, pink and copper. Verse entitled ''The Virgins Prayer'' reads ''Ye powers above, my Virgin heart inspire,> With all the greatness noble souls admire> Let virtue grow within my tender breast,> And may my vernal days be truly blest> My bloom be lovely, and my brow serene,> And let my heart be stranger to the spleen.> Let nothing low my humble actions stain,> While female tenderness, I still maintain.> Let me my virtue and my honor keep> Till wearied of this world in Death I sleep> Give me my lot beyond the raging woes,> To reach the harbour where the Just repose.> On this fair worsted does my needle write,> Both love and duty bids my heart indite> Each pleasing view, each finish''d line appears,> To shew, the improvement of my growing years> With gratitude to God, my voice I raise> That I am early taught to seek his ways,> And this my constant care, both morn and night> Shall be to give you comfort and delight> And in those lines dear Parents I impart> The fondest, tend''rest ??? of my heart''. Signed and dated ''Done by Phebe Edmonds M?? th 26th 1814''. Generally Good. A few holes along the top edge. Some patchy staining around the edges. Some stitch losses to the border, last line of the verse and signature. Colours are mostly good and strong. The silks bright and glossy. No colour run. Neatly and evenly stretched. Frame in very good condition, ready to hang. 13ins by 9.5ins wide   « Less

George III, dated 1810 1810 Silkwork Sampler by Elizabeth Elland. Framed in an old wood frame with gilt slip and glass. Mounted to conservator standards on acid free card  More »

George III, dated 1810 1810 Silkwork Sampler by Elizabeth Elland. 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 canvas ground, in a variety of stitches. Meandering floral border. Colours brown, cream, copper, pink, purple, greens and gold. Alphabets A-Z in upper case and numbers 5 - 9. Verse reads ''O may I always Ready stand> With my Lamp Burning in my Hand> May I in sight of Heaven Rejoice> Whenever I hear the Bridegrooms Voice''. Signed and dated ''Elizabeth Elland Aged 10 1810''. A good set of motifs, including a potted flowering plant, birds, trees, flowers and stags/deer. Good. One hole. A few pale stains and slight uniform age darkening of the ground. Very minor stitch loss to the border and signature. Colours are all good and strong with no noticeable fading. Pale colours difficult to read. No colour run. Stretching is slightly uneven. Frame in very good condition, ready to hang. 16ins by 17ins wide   « Less

George III, dated 1801 1801 Silkwork Sampler by Margaret Clark. Framed in an old wood frame with gilt slip and glass. Mounted to conservator standards on acid free card with  More »

George III, dated 1801 1801 Silkwork Sampler by Margaret Clark. 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 cream, pale blue, gold, magenta, pale green and copper. Verses read ''During the Time of Life allotted me, Grant me, good> God my Health and Liberty: I beg no more, if more> Thou''rt pleas''d to give, I''ll thankfully the Overplus> receive.'' ''If you desire to worship God aright, First in the Morn-> ing pray and and last at Night. Crave for his Blessings on> Your Labours all. And in Distress for his Assistance Call''. Signed and dated ''Margaret Clark''s work 1801''. A good set of motifs, including potted flowering plants, diamonds, fruit baskets, a deer, British crowns and coronets (Queen, Prince, Duke, Marquess, Earl, Viscount, Lord, Baron and King), fir trees, flowers, a lamb and birds. Generally good. A number of holes. A number of patchy stains. No stitch losses other than to the holed areas. Colours are all good and strong with no noticeable fading. No colour run. Stretching is slightly uneven. Sampler is slightly overframed on the right hand side. Frame in very good condition, ready to hang. 16.5ins by 12ins wide   « Less

Dated 1830 1830 Sampler by Celestine Chervin. Framed in an old wood frame with rippled, old glass. Stitched to paper with wooden backing. The sampler is worked in cotton on  More »

Dated 1830 1830 Sampler by Celestine Chervin. Framed in an old wood frame with rippled, old glass. Stitched to paper with wooden backing. The sampler is worked in cotton on canvas ground, in cross stitch throughout. Meandering floral border. Colours olive green, blue, green, white, black, cream and gold. Alphabets A-Z in upper case and numbers 1-0. Signed and dated ''CELESTINE CHERVIN AGEE DE 12 A 1830''. A wonderful set of motifs, including Jesus on the cross, birds, angels, flowers, candles, fruit baskets, potted flowering plants, a dress, urn, sailing ship, fir trees, man with a spade, man and dog standing in front of a recumbent cow and various tools. Generally Good. One hole. A few stains, a few moisture stains, and uniform age darkening of the ground. No stitch losses. Colours are faded, but still well defined. No colour run. Stretching is slightly uneven. Frame showing slight wear, otherwise sound and ready to hang. 13.75ins by 14.5ins wide   « Less

George IV, dated 1828 1828 Silkwork Sampler by Helen Dennis. Framed in an old, possibly original, wood frame with gilt slip and rippled, old glass. Mounted to conservator  More »

George IV, dated 1828 1828 Silkwork Sampler by Helen Dennis. Framed in an old, possibly original, wood frame with gilt slip and rippled, old 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 floral border. Colours gold, cream, red, green, magenta and light green. Verse reads ''All you friends who now expect to see.> A piece of needle work performed by me:> Cast but a Smile. on this my small Endeavour> I''ll strive to mend and be Obedient ever.''. Signed and dated ''Helen Dennis Her Work Aged 9 Years 1828''. A good set of motifs, including flowers, fruit baskets, birds, butterflies, fir trees and potted flowering plants. Generally Good. Several holes. No stains other than uniform age darkening of the ground in the centre. Very minor stitch loss to one flower. Colours are slightly faded, but still well defined. No colour run. Neatly and evenly stretched. Frame in good condition, ready to hang. 16.25ins by 12.75ins wide   « Less

George III, dated June 27th 1763 1763 Silkwork Sampler by Catherine Haslam. Framed in an old wood frame with gilt slip and glass. Mounted to conservator standards on acid  More »

George III, dated June 27th 1763 1763 Silkwork Sampler by Catherine Haslam. 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 including Algerian eye. No border, divider lines in various patterns. Colours magenta, blue, pale blue, gold, burgundy and green. Alphabets A-Z in upper case and lower case and numbers 1-16. Inscriptions read'' Hear Counsel> And Receive Instruction That> you May Be Wise in your later> End''. ''Fear God Honour the King''. Signed and dated ''Done by Catherine Haslam June the Twenty seventh 1763''. Fair. Several holes. Some patchy staining - top left quarter different colour than the rest. Discolouration around the edge. No stitch losses other than to the holed areas. Colours are mostly good and strong with no noticeable fading. The silks bright and glossy. No colour run. Stretching is very slightly uneven. Frame in very good condition, ready to hang. 11.25ins by 9ins wide   « Less