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Regency Period Norfolk Sampler, 1828, by E A Giscard Aged 12

$3,068.88

£2,250

€2,614.70

CA$4,228.76

A$4,613.46

CHF 2,442.80

MX$55,282.41

NOK 31,110.42

SEK 28,448.17

DKK 19,523.57

About the Item

Regency period Norfolk Sampler, 1828, by E A Giscard Aged 12. The sampler is worked in silk threads on a linen ground, in cross stitch and Algerian eye. Meandering strawberry and leaf border. Colours green, red, light brown, dark brown, silver, black, gold and blue. Alphabets A-Z in upper case and numbers 1-16. Inscription reads, 'Learn to live well that thou mayst die so too, To live and die is all we have to do.'. Signed and dated 'E A Giscard Downham. 1828 Aged 12'. Placename Downham refers to Downham Market, a town in Norfolk, England. A horizontal band of elongated octagons along the bottom of the piece. A scattering of motifs, including potted flowering plants, flowers, fruit baskets, fir trees and birds. Framed in an old, burr maple frame with glass. Mounting: The sampler is tacked to a wood stretcher frame. Frame backed with brown paper and sealed with tape.. Dimensions exclude the frame and slip.

Dimensions:
Height: 14.5 in (36.83 cm)Width: 12.6 in (32.01 cm)Depth: 1.4 in (3.56 cm)
Materials and Techniques:
Silk
Period:
1820-1829
Date of Manufacture:
1828
Condition:
Good. A few small holes, mostly backed to make them inconspicuous. Light patchy staining. Colours are all good and strong . Frame has two strips of veneer missing, which have been replaced with coloured/textured card strips. Otherwise sound.
Seller Location:
Chelmsford, GB
Reference Number:
Seller: 232821stDibs: LU4246145801352

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