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1766 AD
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Description
Cross stitch sampler in cotton thread on linen. Stitched by Elizabeth [Goble?] aged 10, 1766.
Alphabet and various motifs including birds and flowers within a decorative border. Woven silk. Damaged by moths.
Text reads: "Tell me ye knowing and discerning new / Where I may find a friend both firm and true / Who dares stand by me when in deep Distress / And then his love and Friendship most express."
Alphabet and various motifs including birds and flowers within a decorative border. Woven silk. Damaged by moths.
Text reads: "Tell me ye knowing and discerning new / Where I may find a friend both firm and true / Who dares stand by me when in deep Distress / And then his love and Friendship most express."
Name/Title
sampler, various stitches
Production Date
1766 AD
Media/Materials
Accession No
1980.2212
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