Antique Sampler, 1786, by Honnour Dight

George III, dated 1783. 25.25ins by 10.25ins wide. 1783 Verse Sampler by Honnour Dight. Framed in an old wood frame with rippled, old glass.

The sampler is worked in silk on linen ground, in cross stitch and Algerian eye.

Fixed to board with wood backing.

No border, divider lines in various patterns. Colours pale blue, cream, yellow, green and browns. Alphabets A-Z in upper case and numbers 1-9.

Verses read

'HOnnOUR DIGHT WAS BORn SEPTEMBER THE 20 In 1771 1783 HOnnOUR DIGHT IS MY NAME

EnGLAND IS MY NATION FIVE

HEAD IS MY DWELLInG PLACE

AnD CHRIST IS MY SALVATIOn

AWAKe ARISe BeHOLD THOU

HAST THY LIFe IS A LeAF THY

BReATH IS A BLAST AT NIGHT

LY DOWn PReARe TO HAVe

THY SLeAP ThY DeAth ThY BeAd

ThY GRAVe'.

And,

'Our Father Which Art in Heaven

Hallowed be thy Name thy kingdom

com thy will be done in earth as it is in

heaven give uf thif day our daily

bread and forgive us our trespafs

es as we Forgive them that trespaf

against us and lead us not in to tem

ptation but deliver us from evil amen'.

Signed and dated 'Febuary 3 1786 Honnour Digh>angford Fivehead Somerset'.

Single crown with cross motif.

CONDITION: Good. A few patchy stains.

A few loose threads.

Colours are slightly faded, but still well defined.

Unevenly stretched.

Frame showing wear and chips, but structurally sound.

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