An Early Victorian Sampler; ‘Sophia King’s Work October 19 1838 Aged 16 Years’. Stitched with flowers, birds and trees and a verse ‘ON IDLENESS’ ‘What pleasure can the idle feel, As thro the irksome day they steal., Weary tho’ unemploy’d; No regular pursuit is theirs’ Their very wishes turn to cares’ And with success the’re cloy’d’. In a glazed moulded maple frame with gilt slip, 16½” (42 cm) square.
Estimated Price: £100 -£200
Opening price is £1.00.
An Early Victorian Sampler; ‘Sophia King’s Work October 19 1838 Aged 16 Years’. Stitched with flowers, birds and trees and a verse ‘ON IDLENESS’ ‘What pleasure can the idle feel, As thro the irksome day they steal., Weary tho’ unemploy’d; No regular pursuit is theirs’ Their very wishes turn to cares’ And with success the’re cloy’d’. In a glazed moulded maple frame with gilt slip, 16½” (42 cm) square.
