item details
NameSampler
ProductionEliza Allin; embroiderer; 1827; England
Classificationsamplers
Materialswool, silk
DimensionsOverall: 539mm (height), 500mm (length)
Registration NumberPC003724
Credit lineGift of Mrs Y Charlesworth, on behalf of her father Mr W A Dalrymple, 1988
Overview
This sampler was made by 9 year old Eliza Allin in satin and cross stitches.
The text reads: 'Saviour divine thy sacred spirit send / Reveal thy love and seal me for thy own / Teach my young mind thy precepts to attend / And let thy merits for my guilt atone'.
The artist's name age and date of work and her governess' name are sewn at the bottom: 'Eliza Allin / Aged 9 years / 1827' and 'C Melligan /Governess'.