Sampler, Elizabeth Groome, Medium: silk, wool, mica and metallic embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in stem, satin, cross, bouillon, couching, and padded couching stitches on plain weave foundation; counted and uncounted stitches, Scene of a crowned shepherd and shepherdess in a rural landscape with sheep and a dog, an oak tree to the left and an apple tree with a large parrot to the right, the sun at the top and a church at the bottom. Mica is used as the windows of the church; the background is of couched metallic yarns. In the center a reserved circle with the inscription:, By this you see my parents took great care of me, Love the Lord and he will be tender Father unto thee, July the 23 Elizabeth Groome aged twelve year 16678 (sic), England, 166778, embroidery & stitching, Sampler.
Sampler, Elizabeth Groome, Medium: silk, wool, mica and metallic embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in stem, satin, cross, bouillon, couching, and padded couching stitches on plain weave foundation; counted and uncounted stitches, Scene of a crowned shepherd and shepherdess in a rural landscape with sheep and a dog, an oak tree to the left and an apple tree with a large parrot to the right, the sun at the top and a church at the bottom. Mica is used as the windows of the church; the background is of couched metallic yarns. In the center a reserved circle with the inscription:, By this you see my parents took great care of me, Love the Lord and he will be tender Father unto thee, July the 23 Elizabeth Groome aged twelve year 16678 (sic), England, 166778, embroidery & stitching, Sampler