Eliza Williams
England, 1859
new
sampler size: 23” x 18” •
framed size: 26½” x 22½” •
price:
$950
A fine and large sampler this is embellished with a wonderful parade of dogs, many birds, little houses, flower baskets, a swan, trees, and many other motifs. The verse reads,
Ecclesiastes XII Chapter IV / Remember now thy Creator in / The days of thy youth while / The evil days come not nor / The years draw nig when thou / Shalt say I have no pleasure in / Them
Signed,
Eliza Williams / Did this work in / The year of our / Lord 1859 when / This you see you / Will remember me.
Worked in wool on linen, this is in excellent condition. It has been conservation mounted and is in its original beveled frame.