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Sampler (alphabet & verse), made in Cardigan, 1839
Linen ground embroidered with coloured silks in cross stitch. Narrow zigzag border.
At top: five horizontal rows separated by ornamental lines containing the alphabet in upper and lower case and numerals 1 to 9 twice. Below: verse and maker's inscription, place and date, with several scattered motifs, including hearts, crowns, fleur de lis and a tree; maker's name (unfinished) repeated at foot.
Inscription:
Jane Lloyd
Aged 12
Cardigan June 10 1839
The lilies of the field
That quickly fade aw[-]
ay may well to us a lesson
yield who die as soon as
They
A B J Lloy[d]
Dimensions:
35.5 x 21.4 cm
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