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Original Georgian hand-stitched needlework sampler by Elizabeth Philips, dated 1814.
The lower section contains a moral friendship verse worked in blue-green thread.
The verse reads:
“Tell me ye knowing and discerning few
Where I may find a friend both firm and true
Who dares stand by me when in deep distress
And then his love and friendship most express”
The maker’s name and date are stitched in red along the lower edge:
Elizabeth Philips 1814
Maker: Elizabeth Philips
Date: 1814
Period: Georgian / George III
Type: Alphabet and verse sampler
Hand stitched
Linen ground
Polychrome threads
Unframed
Approximate measurements: 30 × 30 cm / 12 × 12 inches
