1741 'Lord's Prayer' Sampler by Mary Cope

George II, dated 1741. 10.75ins by 11ins wide.

1741 Sampler by Mary Cope. 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 cross stitch throughout.

Colours greens, red, yellow, orange, blues and pink. Family initials.

Verse entitled 'The Lords Prayer' reads

'Our Father which art in

Heaven hallowed be thy name

thy Kingdom come thy will be done

in Earth as it is in Heaven give us

this day our daily bread and forgive

us our trefpafses as we forgive

them that trefpafs against us and

lead us not into Temptation but

deliver us from evil for thine is the

Kingdom and the power and the

glory for ever and ever Amen'.

Signed and dated 'Mary Cope ended this work in the Year 1741'.

A meandering floral garland motif.

CONDITION: Good. One hole to the top right corner, and some old tack holes to the extreme edges.

One patchy stain, and a few stain specks.

No stitch losses. Colours are unusually good and strong with no noticeable fading.

The silks bright and glossy. No colour run.

Stretching is very slightly uneven.

Frame in very good condition, ready to hang.

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