A sampler by Sophia Evans aged nine, finely worked in coloured silks , the upper section with alphabets and numerals, the central section with three stylised Royal Naval Vessels, Hope, Nelson and Charlote (sic), at sea and with a verse Brave Henry Tempts the dangerous sea..., the lower section with a grand house, all within a floral border--15¾ x 12in. (40 x 31cm.), unframed

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A sampler by Sophia Evans aged nine, finely worked in coloured silks , the upper section with alphabets and numerals, the central section with three stylised Royal Naval Vessels, Hope, Nelson and Charlote (sic), at sea and with a verse Brave Henry Tempts the dangerous sea..., the lower section with a grand house, all within a floral border--15¾ x 12in. (40 x 31cm.), unframed
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Lot Essay

The Hope (a brig-sloop) was sold in 1819; the last recorded Charlotte (a schooner) was wrecked in 1801.
The sampler must have been worked after 1814 when the HMS Nelson, named after the 'Immortal Hero', was built (it was broken up in 1867).

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