1736 Lords Prayer Sampler by Alice Wood

George II, dated 1736. 15.5ins by 7.75ins wide. 1736 Sampler by Alice Wood. Framed in a modern wood frame with glass.

Fixed to card with cardboard backing.

The sampler is worked in silk on linen ground, in cross stitch throughout.

Colours greens, red, purple and cream.

Verses read

'OuR FaTHeR WHIcH aRT In Heaven

HalloWeD Be THY Name THY KInGDO

m cOme THY WILL Be Done In eaRTH a

S IT IS In Heaven GIVe Vs THIS DaY Ou

R DaILY BReaD anD FORGIVe Us OuR

TResPasses as We FORGIVe Them T

HaT TResPass aGaInsT us anD LeaD u

S nOT InTO TemPTaTIOn BuT DelIVeR

us FROm eVIL FOR THIne Is The KInG

Dom The POWeR anD GlORY FOReVe

Re anD eVeRe amen'

and

'O CHILD mOsT DeaR InCLIne THIne ea>anD HaRKen TO GODS VOICe HIS Coun

seL,TaKe anD THaT Will maKe GODS>anGeLS TO ReIOYce Be nOT LIKe THO

WHIcH GaYS OPPOSe anD GIVe TheIR>mInD TO PlaY BuT LeT YOuR mInD Be

Well InClIneD In LeaRnInG WISDOmS

WaYs LeaRn In THY YouTH GODs H

OlY TRuTH CHRIsT BlesseD CROSST'

and

'bear and fo fhalt thou tho hated now in heaven have A fhare

don’t Lie nor fware to fteal don’t dare take heed of all fuch evil

for fuch muft die and in hell lie there to all Eternity in the right

way thou muft obey thy father and thy mother it is alfo right a?

? Gods fight to Love thy fifter and thy brother Let not vain

treafuers nor eathly pleafures thy foul feek and defier for God

will thefe things Ouerthrow in his confumeing fire fpend all thy

days in righteous ways Gods holy name to honour and at the

?aft thy days are past a bleffed end will follow for when thou

?ie and in the grave lie Chrift will thee awake and angels fend

?hee to attend and into Glory take where thou fhalt reft his

Sants to bleff to all eternity and have the crown of bleft renow?

Gods name to magnifie for thus with Chrift in paradife and eve?

?ore muft reign fee that you pray both night and day his glory

to obtain'.

Signed and dated

'Alice Wood ended this work in the 9th year of her Age 1736'.

A scattering of motifs, including crowns, hearts

and diamond shapes.

CONDITION: Generally Good.

Three small holes.

Some patchy staining and a few dark stain specks.

Very minor stitch losses to the divider lines,

verses and signature.

Colours are slightly faded but still well defined. No colour run.

Unevenly stretched.

Frame showing some wear, otherwise sound.

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