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Description: | Artist: Jerome, Ann, maker; Date(s): 1833; Classification(s): embroidery, sampler, weaving, Border sampler, linen, embroidered with polychrome silks in a variety of stitches; the edges are turned under and hemmed; Acquisition: bequeathed by Turner, S.R., 1973-10-18, Bequeathed by S.R. Turner [T.2-1973]
Description: Border sampler, linen, embroidered with polychrome silks in a variety of stitches; the edges are turned under and hemmed. The sampler comprises three sections, framed and separated by a rosebud border. The top section includes four alphabets and two sets of numerals. The middle section has the verse' Jesus permit thy gracious name to stand/As the first efforts of an infants hand/And while her fingers on the canvas move/Engage her tender thoughts to see thy love/With thy dear children let her have a part/And mark thy name thyself upon her heart', worked which is has a flower, a tree and a flower pot on each side. The final section includes the inscription 'Ann Jerome/Age n Years/ 1833', and symmetrically arranged around it are detached motifs of flowerpots, birds and flowers. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/terms.htm | Publisher: | The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, UK | Rights holder: | The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, UK | Subjects: | Jerome, Ann embroidery sampler | Temporal: | name=19th century; start=1833; end=1833 | Source: | Fitzwilliam Museum | Creator: | The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, UK | Identifier: | http://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/opacdire... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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