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WOOLLEN CANVAS, embroidered with coloured silks in cross stitch. In the middle, headed by the text "God. is. / Love." and enclosed by floral, tree and bird designs, are the words of Psalm XXIII. At the bottom, within a compartment and flanked by floral trees with birds, is the inscription: "Mary Ann Ford. / Aged. 12 Years. / 1824". There is a narrow border of fret pattern.
Source: Guide to the Collection of Samplers & Embroideries (Cardiff: National Museum of Wales, 1939) by F.G. Payne.
Collection Area
Social & Cultural History
Item Number
36.351.19
Measurements
Height
(cm): 46
Width
(cm): 35
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