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Click here to subscribeA George II linen sampler by Mary Oliver, embroidered with a verse 'O happy morning...', above a stylised frieze of carnations and roses, stylised flower buds below, above a band of Bargello stitch and satin stitch, and numbers, within an floral border, embroidered with name and 'In the 12 year of her age', dated 1728, 32 x 19 cm (12 1/2 x 7 1/2 in)
An early Victorian wool sampler by Susan Goody, aged 11 years, designed with a scene of birds and butterflies flanked by figures in military dress, above a verse, 'Why should we start and fear to die..', with two paddle steamers, dancing figures, squirrels, peacocks and stylised trees, named and dated within a floral garland, 'September 12th, 1846', within a meandering floral border, 41cm high (16in) x 32 cm wide (12 1/2in)
George III woolwork mourning sampler, by Eliza Edwards, 1794, simply worked with a verse 'The Lord Giveth and The Lord Hath Taken Away........George Edwards Died June 23rd 1794 Aged 3 Years' (faded), presented within an abonised wooden frame and inscribed in ink to the backboard, 8 in (20.32 cm) high, 11.5 in (29.21 cm) wide
Victorian woolwork sampler, circa 1857, by Mary Porter, incorporating an alphabet, Roman numerals, a ruined abbey, dovecote and various animals, centred with the date '1857', within a border of stylised flowerheads, glazed and mounted within a contemporary rosewood frame, 24 in (60.96 cm) square