Antique Sampler, 1849, by Jane Joslin

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Victorian Sampler, 1849, by Jane Joslin. The sampler is worked in silk on a linen ground, mainly in cross stitch. … more Victorian Sampler, 1849, by Jane Joslin. The sampler is worked in silk on a linen ground, mainly in cross stitch. Meandering strawberry border. Colours gold, pale blue, light brown, copper, green and silver. Alphabets A-Z in upper case and lower case and numbers 1-8. Verse reads, 'Come ye that love the Lord, And let our joys be Known, Join in a song with sweet accord, And thus surround the throne.' Signed and dated, 'Jane Joslin Her Sampler Ended May 4 1849 aged 14 years.'. A good set of motifs, including stags, lions, dogs, birds, trees, laden with fruit, a crown, peacocks and potted flowering plants. Framed in an old, possibly original, mahogany frame with rippled, old glass. Mounting: The sampler is tacked to a wood stretcher frame. Frame backed with chipboard and sealed with tape.. Dimensions exclude the frame and slip. less