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Description: | Artist: Perkins, Sophia, maker; Date(s): 1850; Classification(s): embroidery, sampler, weaving, Sampler, canvas, embroidered with polychrome silks in cross-stitch; Acquisition: given by Smyth, J.R.V, 1982-03-08, Given by J.R.V Smyth [T.2-1982]
Description: Sampler, canvas, embroidered with polychrome silks in cross-stitch. A strawberry borders frames the main body of the sampler which comprises a bird on a bough, a basket of fruit, detached roses, strawberries, plants and the inscription 'Jesus permit thy gracious name to .tand/ as the first effort of Sophia's hand/ and while her fingers o'er the sampler move/Engage her tender mind to seek thy love/ with thy dear children may she bear a part/ and write thy name thy-self upon her heart/ Sophia Perkins aged 10 years 1850'. | 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: | Perkins, Sophia embroidery sampler | Temporal: | name=19th century; start=1850; end=1850 | 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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