Significance

Sampler. South Australia. Plymouth.

Physical description

Child's cross stitch sampler.
Six decorative cross stitch borders, followed by alphabet in upper case with 2/3 of each letter and numbers1 to 15.
Second row of upper case alphabet with numbers 16 to 20.
Two rows of lower case alphabets followed numbers 1 to 6.
A religious verse and the name and date embroidered beside a simple cross stitch tree.
Worked on coarse beige linen in medium and dark blue cotton thread. Hemmed on three sides and selvedge on left hand side.

Inscriptions & markings

"Ashamed of Jesus! Yes I may
When I've no crimes to wash away
No tear to wipe no joy to crave
No fears to quell nor soul to save"
Harriott Stattaford
Her work Finish'd
September the 18 1810 Aged 10 Years