Antique Sampler, 1804, by Ann Parsons

George III, dated 1804. 16.5ins by 13.25ins wide. 1804 Sampler by Ann Parsons. 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 silks on a linen ground, in a variety of stitches including Algerian eye.

Meandering leafy border.

Colours browns, cream, blue, yellow, pale blue, white, greens and pinks. Alphabets A-Z in upper case and lower case and numbers 1-27

Verses read
'Virtue's the chiefest beauty of the mind

The noblest ornament of human kind

Virtue's our safeguard and our guiding star

That stirs up reason when our senses jar'

and

'Seek ye the Lord while he may be found

Call upon him while he is near'.

Signed and dated 'Ann Parsons March 1804'.

A good set of motifs, including temples, birds, fir trees, crowns, lions and fruit baskets.

CONDITION: Generally good. A few small holes.

 

A couple of dark patchy stains, one to the top edge and one to the bottom.

Slight uniform age darkening of the ground.

Minor stitch losses to the border, divider lines and letters/numbers.

 

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

Stretching is very slightly uneven.

Frame in very good condition, ready to hang.

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