SAMPLER by SARAH HILLMAN 1876 PELHAM STREET SCHOOL HOVE Start Price GBP 45.00 Current Price GBP 45.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Monday, December 01, 2008 End Time Monday, December 08, 2008 Location ashford, Kent See more about 'SAMPLER by SARAH HILLMAN 1876 PELHAM STREET SCHOOL HOVE' Description An interesting Schoolwork sampler by SARAH HILLMAN from PELHAM STREET School 1876. In many ways a marking sampler as it is worked in cream on white , as required when marking house hold linens etc. The sampler has both upper and lower case letters as well as numbers 1 to 10. As the sampler records Sarah was 11 years old when she completed her sampler. Pelham Street School is still open teaching the children of Hove & Brighton on the south coast. Sarah was born in 1863 in Brighton, the oldest daughter of James and Ann Hillman. By 1881 she had moved with her little sister Ann & brother Franck with their parents to 65 Weedingh Road Middlesex. Were her father had a Gilding workshop employing one lad. Framed in newish maple frame measuring 11 x 13 inches, 28 x 33 cm. Age related marks, possibly faded colour. Place a Bid!