Elizabeth Patrick

Signed, “Eizabeth Patrick / Lincoln 1786,” this is a beautifully worked, 18th century  sampler. The arrangement of the uppercase alphabet at the top, nicely segmented with numerals, is one used by other English samplermakers in the 18th century. The central verse, entitled, “Creation,” was written as Psalm 24 by Joseph Addison. 

A delightful little scene of a flower basket, pine trees and two deer provides embellishment nearby her inscription. The larger deer was worked in tiny tent stitches and the little flower petals were completed using an unusual pattern darning stitch. 

Elizabeth was christened on April 22, 1776, at St. Benedict Church in Lincoln. Her parents, Matthew and Hannah (Parley) Patrick, were married at the same church in 1772. 

The sampler was worked in silk on linen and is in excellent condition. It has been conservation mounted and is in its original maple frame with a gilt liner.