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RAG AND BONE

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A charming and decorative antique sampler with a wealth of animals, buildings, plants and flowers depicted in a folky, naive style within a floral border.


The sampler is signed ‘Maria Hazell, Kingston School’. It is also dated ‘1838’, which dates it to the first full year of Queen Victoria’s reign, just after the William IV period.


It is also inscribed with verses two, three and four from Thomas Gibbons’ Hymn ‘In the Soft Season of thy Youth’:


“Remember thy creator god


For him thy hours employ


Make him thy fear thy love thy hope


Thy confidence thy joy


He shall defend and guide thy course


Through life’s uncertain sea


Till thou art landed on thy shore


Of blest eternity


Then seek the lord betimes and choose


The path of heavenly truth


The earth affords no lovelier sight


Than a religious youth”


Framed and glazed in a gilt cushion moulded frame.


The sampler has some wear and discolouration throughout. As a decorative object on the wall, we love the way it looks, and this is part of the reason we chose it.


Approximate overall measurements: 53cm high x 43cm wide x 3cm deep.

  • Period: 1830s
  • Sold
  • Location: Somerset
    • Dimensions: H: 53cm (20.87in)
    • W: 43cm (16.93in)
    • D: 3cm (1.18in)