COTTAGE ORNAMENTS 



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And in another — 



" Sarah Walker is my name 

 With my needle I work the same 

 And by my needle you may see 

 What care my parents took of me 

 My fingers they have taught me skill 

 To write without pen ink or quill. 



" Sarah Walker finished this work in the year 1814 April 1st. S. W. came 

 to live with Mrs Woods at Eake Mill May 13." 



Sampler 



An old cottager now living in the almshouses shown at 

 p. 35 has worked a number of curious pieces, giving a kind 

 of elevation of the building, and a sampler picture represent- 

 ing her old cottage home. The return walls are indicated in 

 a curious way. The tall tree or flower ornaments show a fine 

 natural feeling for decoration. She was unable to get the 

 proper sampler canvas, and these are worked on perforated 

 cardboard. There is also some taste shown in the mount, 

 which consists of a piece of pale blue-grey cardboard, whose 

 colour harmonises well with the work and whose edge is 

 neatly pinked with a half-round punch. 



