1707 Lord's Prayer Sampler by Mary Barry

Queen Anne, dated 1707. 17ins by 8ins wide. 1707 Lord's Prayer Sampler by Mary Barry.

Framed in an old wood frame with glass. Stitched to card with wood backing.

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

No border. Colours yellow, pale blue, pale green, light brown, red and pink. Alphabets A-Z in upper case and numbers 1-23.

Inscriptions read

'OUR FATHER WHICH ART

IN HEAVEN HALLOWED BE TH

Y NAME THY KINGDOM COM

E THY WILL BE DONE IN EAR

TH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN GIVE

US THIS DAY OUR DAYLY BR

EAD AND FOR GIVE US OUR T

RESPASES AS WE FOR THEM

THAT TRESPASS AGAINST U

S AND LEAD US NOT IN TO T

EMPTATION BUT DELIVER U

S FROM EVIL FOR THINE IS

THE KINGDOM THE POWER

AND THY GLORY FOR EVER

AND EVER AMEN 1708 MB'

and

'FAVOUR IS DECEATFULL A

ND BEAUTY IS VAIN BUT A

WOMAN THAT FEARETH THE

LORD SHE SHALL BE PRAISED

SEPTEMBER THE FORTH MB'.

Signed and dated 'Mary Barry 1707'.

CONDITION: Good. No holes. No stains other than uniform age darkening of the ground.

No stitch losses. Colours are mostly good and strong with no noticeable fading. No colour run. Stretching is very slightly uneven.

Frame showing some wear, but is structurally sound and in our opinion could be hung 'as is'.