Object Description
1831 Sampler by Ann Piggott. Framed in a modern wood frame with glass. Stitched to linen with chipboard backing. The sampler is worked in fine wool and silk on linen ground, in a variety of stitches. Meandering floral border. Colours browns, cream, red, green, pale blue, pink, orange, greens and black. Verse reads, ‘Jesus permit thy sacred name to stand>As the first efforts of a youthful hand>And while her fingers on Canvas move>Engage her tender heart with ardent love’. Signed and dated, ‘Ann Piggott Aged 12 Years 1831’. A wonderful set of motifs, including a lion, dogs, birds, flowers, trees, laden with fruit, rabbits, fruit baskets, fir trees, crowns, hearts, potted flowering plants and squirrels