![]() ![]() This section is separated from the bottom third by a strawberry band a familiar band pattern in samplers, usually used as a complete border. The tenderest feelings of a grateful heartĪnd looking at the way Martha has had to position that very last line, it would suggest that she stitched the whole section first before placing the verse, which is bordered on either side by a three pronged bush and a cute little squirrel. To shew the improvement of my growing yearsįor this my constant care both morn and night With love and duty both I this indite Each pleasing There are elephants and crowns and, possibly they are turkeys above the Tree of Life? The middle section is dominated by the verse Maybe Martha was inspired by a building near where she lived. There are areas of England with such architecture. The line is finished with a Dutch or Flemish-style house. She gives us a little boy and girl along side the Tree of Life with Adam and Eve. The top third is dominated by some very strong and popular motifs. ![]() The original sampler is sectioned into three definite parts and she has used her linen wisely, packing in as many motifs as she could. ![]()
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