- Maker
- Evans, Elizabeth
- Date made
- 1830-1839
- Origin
- England
- Stitches
- Cross, Eyelet hole, Hem, Four-sided.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Wool
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- Bordered sampler, wool, embroidered with polychrome silks in cross, eyelet hole, hem and four-sided stitch. A border formed by three lines of cross-stitch frames the main body of the sampler which comprises nine horizontal bands. The bands include alphabets, numerals, crowns and coronets, star motifs, a fruit basket, a bird, a peacock, a star a tree, the name and date 'Elizabeth Evans 183?' and the inscription 'Rejoice O Young man in thy youth/And let thy heart cheer thee in the days/ of thy youth and walk in the ways of/thine heart and in the sight of thine eyes/But know thou that all these things/God will bring thee into judgement'.
- Inscription
- Rejoice O young man in thy youth / And let thy heart cheer thee in the days / Of thy youth and walk in the ways of / Thein heart and in the sight of thine eyes / But know thou that for all these things / God will bring thee into judgement / (At the bottom): April 5 Elizabeth Evans 183 (last number is missing) //
- Length Without Frame
- 12 7/8"
- Width Without Frame
- 11 7/8"
- Historical Owner
- #T.61-1938 Bequest of Mrs H.A. Longman
- Owner
- Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Owner Private
- Fitzwilliam Museum
