Description:Linen background. Cotton thread in browns, greens and blues. Alphabet, numerals, flowers, trees, birds and a house. Inscribed: 'Eliza Pritchard, her work. Aged 11 Edgmond School. Spetmeber 1841'. From the Staffordshire County Collection.
Verse: 'Thou Lord hast led thy people
through
the deep, As careful shepherds guide
their flocks of sheep, O lead us with
thy grace to that bless'd place,
Where we may see and know thee face to face.'
Towards the end of the 18th century, samplers taught not only sewing but also literacy in the forms of alphabets, numerals and religious texts. These grew in importance and became an almost essential part of sampler making throughout the 19th century