Description:Woollen background with coloured silk threads in cross, satin and eyelet hole stitches. Flower, three, animal, bird and crown motifs all within a floral border. Inscribed: 'Charlotte Sackree Aged 16 Years 1848.' From the Staffordshire County Collection. 432mm x 330mm.
Verse: 'Honesty
Convince the World that you are just and true
Be just in all you say and do
Whatever be your Birth you re sure to be
a Man of the first Magnitude to me.'
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.