Small 1792 Motif and verse Sampler by Mary Blake

George III, dated 1792. 12ins by 10.5ins wide. 1792 Sampler by Mary Blake. Framed in an old, gilded, gesso frame with rippled, old glass.

Fixed to board with brown paper backing.

The sampler is worked in silk on linen ground.

Meandering strawberry border.

Colours black, yellow, green, light brown, pink, white and red.

Verse reads

'Hearken

O Youth to

the Voice of

Difcretion her words

are the Words of

Wifdom and her

paths fhall lead thee

to Safety and Truth

Put a Bridle on thy

Tongue fet a Guide

before thy Lips left

thy Words deftroy

thy Peace Boaft not

of thyself in any

Wife nor deride

another for it is dange

rous oftend not thy

Friend With a bitter

Jeft be frugal in thy

Expences and let

thy Attention be

engaged in thy own

Bufinefs'.

Verse entitled 'ECCESIAS' reads

'Hear me your

Father O children

and do thereafter

that ye may befafe

For the Lord hath

given the Father

honour over the

children and hath

confirmed the

authority of the

mother over the

fons. Whofo hono

ureth his father

maketh an atone

ment for his finns.

And he that hono

ureth his mother.

is as one that lay

eth up treafure.

Whofo honoureth

his faher fhall have

Joy of his own chil

dren'.

Signed and dated 'Mary Blake her Work 1 thoufand 792'.

A good set of motifs, some finely detailed, including a boy stood under an arch,

angels,

dogs,

potted flowering plants,

a bird,

crown

and a fir tree.

CONDITION: Generally Good. One hole to the verse.

No stains other than uniform age darkening of the ground.

No stitch losses, a few loose threads to the border.

Colours are slightly faded but still well defined.

Slight colour run around some of the black threads.

Unevenly stretched.

Frame showing wear and chips, but structurally sound.

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