An interesting family tree sampler by Mary Denham 1802 "Done at Mrs Shaws School St Aubyn Street", embroidered in coloured silks with shaped cartouches containing family details relating to the children of Henry and Elizabeth Denham with birth, baptism and some death dates for the eight brothers and sisters and the embroideress at Stoke Dam[erel]l and Landrake churches, with oval painted ivory silk portrait panels, damaged, enclosed within naturalistic floral garlands, the centre with two angels with painted details and stylised flower filled baskets--22 x 23in. (58 x 59cm.), framed and glazed, some damage and wear

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An interesting family tree sampler by Mary Denham 1802 "Done at Mrs Shaws School St Aubyn Street", embroidered in coloured silks with shaped cartouches containing family details relating to the children of Henry and Elizabeth Denham with birth, baptism and some death dates for the eight brothers and sisters and the embroideress at Stoke Dam[erel]l and Landrake churches, with oval painted ivory silk portrait panels, damaged, enclosed within naturalistic floral garlands, the centre with two angels with painted details and stylised flower filled baskets--22 x 23in. (58 x 59cm.), framed and glazed, some damage and wear
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Stoke Damerell is near Dartmouth in Devon. Landrake is near Saltash in Cornwall. St. Aubyn is also a well known Cornish family.

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