Paradise in Oxfordshire - Brief Article

Magazine Antiques, Sept, 2000 by Miriam Kramer

Each year for the past eight years Stephen and Joy Jarrett of Witney Antiques in Witney, Oxfordshire, have mounted an exhibition devoted to samplers and embroideries. The theme this year is Paradise Revisited, and it consists of works that explore the garden of delights enjoyed by Adam and Eve before the Fall, and in a more general way, the garden with many varieties of animals.

In addition to works for sale, there are a number of loans, including the sampler shown here. The central panel, depicting a shepherdess, is framed by borders of flowers and animals. Another loan, a whitework band sampler of about 1650, depicts Adam and Eve and comes from a private collection in the United States. The exhibition is on view from October 16 to November 4 at Witney Antiques. The catalogue that accompanies the show may be ordered by telephoning 44-1993-703902.