Sampler, Elizabeth Tudor, English, b.1822, Medium: silk and human hair embroidery on wool foundation Technique: embroidered in cross, stem, satin, eyelet, buttonhole, half cross, knot, and running stitching on plain weave foundation, Two scenes and a short text within a curving floral border. Top central scene is an illustration of a scene in Laurence Sterne's book 'A Sentimental Journey' showing the dejected character, Maria, as she is described in the book. The book is quoted: 'God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb said Maria.' The bottom scene shows a pagoda over a bridge, a woman holding a parasol and a basket, and two owls sitting in a tree. A balloon carrying two passengers is rises over the pagoda. The text at the top reads, 'Elizabeth Tudor Aged 12 years 1834' and 'Prepare to meet thy God.', England, 1834, embroidery & stitching, Sampler.
Sampler, Elizabeth Tudor, English, b.1822, Medium: silk and human hair embroidery on wool foundation Technique: embroidered in cross, stem, satin, eyelet, buttonhole, half cross, knot, and running stitching on plain weave foundation, Two scenes and a short text within a curving floral border. Top central scene is an illustration of a scene in Laurence Sterne's book 'A Sentimental Journey' showing the dejected character, Maria, as she is described in the book. The book is quoted: 'God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb said Maria.' The bottom scene shows a pagoda over a bridge, a woman holding a parasol and a basket, and two owls sitting in a tree. A balloon carrying two passengers is rises over the pagoda. The text at the top reads, 'Elizabeth Tudor Aged 12 years 1834' and 'Prepare to meet thy God.', England, 1834, embroidery & stitching, Sampler