1818 Verse Sampler by Mary Simpson Whitehead

George III, dated 1818. 11.5ins high by 12.5ins wide.

1818 Verse Sampler by Mary Simpson Whitehead. Framed in an old wood frame with gilt slip and glass.

Mounted to conservator standards on acid free card with chipboard backing.

The sampler is worked in silk on linen ground, in a variety of stitches.

Meandering strawberry border.

Colours blues, cream, yellow, greens and light brown. Alphabets A-Z in upper case and lower case and numbers 1-21.

Verse entitled 'On Content' reads

'O may I with myself agree,

And nevver covet what I see!

Content me with an humble shade,

my passions lam'd, my wishes laid,

For while our wishes wildly roll, We banish quiet from the soul;

Be full, ye courts, be great who will,>search for peace with all your skill;

In vain ye search she is not there;

In vain ye search the domes of care!'

and another verse entitled 'Life a state of trial' reads

'In its true light, this transient life regards:

This is a state of trial, not reward'.

Signed and dated 'Mary Simpson Whitehead 1818'.

CONDITION: Fair. A number of holes.

A few patchy stains to the verse.

No stitch losses other than to the holed areas. Colours are all good and strong with no noticeable fading. No colour run.

Stretching is slightly uneven.

Frame in good condition, ready to hang.

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