Casgliadau Arlein

LINEN, embroidered with coloured silks in cross stitch. At the top in five horizontal rows separated by ornamental stripes are capital and small letters of the alphabet and numerals to 9 twice repeated. Below is the inscription "Jane Lloyd / Aged 12 / Cardigan June 10 1839 / The lilies of the field / That quickly fade aw / ay may well to us a lesson / yield who die as soon as / They / A B J Lloyd". There is a narrow zig-zag border.

Source: Guide to the Collection of Samplers & Embroideries (Cardiff: National Museum of Wales, 1939) by F.G. Payne.