I was born at Ashburnham in the county of Sussex in the year 1813 of poor but pious parents my fathers occupation was a labourer for the Rt Hon the Earl of A my mother kept the Rt Hon At some point in the 1850s she moved into the Ashburnham Almshouses, where she died aged 76 on 10 April 1889.Īs i cannot write I put this down simply and freely as I might speak to a person to whose intimacy and tenderness I can fully intrust myself and who I know will bear with all my weaknesses. Although Elizabeth never married, she raised her sister's daughter. She became a schoolteacher at the Ashburnham Charity School, in her home village. An American historian has uncovered new information which reveals that Elizabeth did not die young and alone. In 1998 an English historian discovered details of who she was and of her family. Until recently we knew nothing about Elizabeth beyond her own words. This sampler has aroused much interest since the V&A acquired it more than 50 years ago. She breaks off in mid-sentence 'what will become of my soul'. The despair of her words is heightened by the way she has formed them, using tiny red cross stitches on a plain ground. wretch that I am …what will become of me.'. As the text continues her desperation increases, '.which way can I turn. ![]() She also describes how her employers treated her 'with cruelty too horrible to mention', and how she was tempted to kill herself. She describes what she sees as her own weaknesses and sins. She then left home to enter service as a nurserymaid. She tells us she was born in 1813 and lived with her parents and her ten brothers and sisters until the age of 13. 'As I cannot write I put this down simply and freely as I might speak to a person.I can fully. It tells the story of the young woman who made it. ![]() This sampler by Elizabeth Parker reveals much more than her embroidery skills.
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