She pluck'd. She eat; / Earth. felt the wound . and nature from her (above )seat, sighing thro. all her works. Save signs of war. / That all was lost . / H scrupled not to eat / Against his better knowledge / Earth trembled from her entrails, as again / in pangs, and natur gave a secon groan. / Sky lour'd. and muttering thunder, some sad drop s / Wept at completing of the mortal sin / original / (Note: passage from Paradise Lost by John Milton) / Hannah Shimwell / Youlgreave Feb y 8 1811 //

Maker

Shimwell, Hannah (age 17) (born 1794)

Date made

1811

Origin

Youlgreave, England

Stitches

Cross

In Bolton & Co.

No

Foundation Cloth

Linen

Embroidery Thread

Cotton

Predominent Motif

3 alphabets: one complete. Numbers 1-(1)0 and 10-17. Various stitched lines. At the center is the Tree of Knowledge with Adam & Eve below its branches. Eve extends an apple to Adam. Motifs of small trees, deer, lions and plants on both sides of the scene. No border.

Inscription

She pluck'd. She eat; / Earth. felt the wound . and nature from her (above )seat, sighing thro. all her works. Save signs of war. / That all was lost . / H scrupled not to eat / Against his better knowledge / Earth trembled from her entrails, as again / in pangs, and natur gave a secon groan. / Sky lour'd. and muttering thunder, some sad drop s / Wept at completing of the mortal sin / original / (Note: passage from Paradise Lost by John Milton) / Hannah Shimwell / Youlgreave Feb y 8 1811 //

Length Without Frame

43 cm

Width Without Frame

27 cm

Historical Owner

Purchased

Owner

Private collector

Owner Private

Laurel Gabel