Elizabeth Eatwell
Location: Kings Landing, New Brunswick
Estimated Date Stitched:
November 28 1799
Estimated Age of Stitcher:
School and/or Teacher:
Name of Stitcher:
Elizabeth Eatwell
Type of Sampler:
spot
Size of Sampler:
Width: 12.5in
Height: 15in
✔︎ Framed
Description:
Condition: Good
Description of condition:
Along side edges shows fraying. Several holes in middle plant motif and one on the left of the building. Holes at the top left and top right.
Very small rolled hemmed top and bottom stitched with thread the same colour as the fabric.
Left and right edges seem to have a stitching to make it like a selvedged edge.
Colour of threads – black, green, red, ecru, light green, light and medium brown,
Stitched with 1 strand over 2 threads.
Borders
Outer border is a large floral vine with 3 flower types.
Border around the verse is a floral vine that goes fully around and divides the 2 verses.
Motifs are various plants and flowering trees with some plants in vases.
Building has 4 stories with 5 windows on each floor except the bottom one has a door. It has a ground made up of 4 rows in 2 colours in groups of 2 that alternate.
Fabric Type:
Linen
Approximate thread count:
56
Embroidery thread type:
cotton
Number of letters:
Case:
Description of alphabets:
Number of sets of numerals:
Description of numerals:
Borders: vine, flower pattern
Motifs: plants, buildings
Type of stitches: cross
Name or initials on sampler: Elizabeth Eatwell
Verse or Inscription:
Attend ye young who happy live, Beneath a parents eye. To them returns of duty give, who all your wants supply.
Whose every care and every joy, is that you may improve. Let no misconduct then destroy an anxious parents love.
Owner / Donor Story:
Antique Centre Ltd from Saint John NB
Other Information:
Photographs
No. of photographs: Number of photographs: 3
Description of photographs:
1 Full sampler
2 Top verse
3 Bottom motifs
Reference numbers: (Museum, archive or other references associated with sampler)
M.71.130.1
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