A sampler by Elizabeth Timms, inscribed 1730 but unworked, embroidered in fresh coloured silks, the centre with the Ten Commandments in shaped cartouches, bordered with various spot motifs including a vase of stylised flowers, stags, a squirrel and a magpie--11 x 14in. (29 x 36cm.), framed and glazed, some holing to the ground

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A sampler by Elizabeth Timms, inscribed 1730 but unworked, embroidered in fresh coloured silks, the centre with the Ten Commandments in shaped cartouches, bordered with various spot motifs including a vase of stylised flowers, stags, a squirrel and a magpie--11 x 14in. (29 x 36cm.), framed and glazed, some holing to the ground
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