Herbert Art Gallery & Museum, Coventry
Sampler, about 1821
This is a sampler worked by Mary Mallaber in about 1821.
The text reads
Catch then, O catch the transient hour,
Improve each moment as it flies:
Life's a short summer, man a flower,
He dies; alas: how soon he dies
This is a quote from Dr Johnson, an author who published A Dictionary of the English Language in 1755.
SH.1958.19.3
The Herbert has over 60 samplers in its collection. With volunteers from NADFAS we have recently completed a project to improve their storage and to make them more accessible. You can see some of the samplers on display at the Herbert in the History Gallery, Connected and in What's in Store.
Sampler, about 1821
This is a sampler worked by Mary Mallaber in about 1821.
The text reads
Catch then, O catch the transient hour,
Improve each moment as it flies:
Life's a short summer, man a flower,
He dies; alas: how soon he dies
This is a quote from Dr Johnson, an author who published A Dictionary of the English Language in 1755.
SH.1958.19.3
The Herbert has over 60 samplers in its collection. With volunteers from NADFAS we have recently completed a project to improve their storage and to make them more accessible. You can see some of the samplers on display at the Herbert in the History Gallery, Connected and in What's in Store.