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Sampler, made in Aberaeron, 1848
Fine ground fabric embroidered with coloured silks in cross stitch. Zigzag border with stylized flowers. Verse in central compartment outlined with floral motifs, with flowering tree motif above, flanked by two woolwork style peacocks in landscapes. Below: woolwork style motif of spaniel on cushion, flanked by floral motifs, crowns and stars with floral wreath below containing maker's name and date.
Inscription:
Sweet is the day of holy rest
To earthly pilgrims given
A day for which the Lord is blest
By those who live for heaven
And when this tabernacle stands
No more beneath the sky
We have in heaven not made with
Hands one for eternity
Mary Evans March 1 1848
Dimensions:
62 x 55 cm
