Antique Sampler, 1825 by Jane Waters. The sampler is worked in silk on linen ground, in cross stitch throughout. Meandering strawberry border. Colours greens, cream, yellow, pale blue, gold, brown and black. Alphabets A-Z in upper case and lower case and numbers 1-25 Inscription reads, 'Praise the Lord'. Verse reads, 'Jesus permit thy Gracious name to stand>At the first efforts of an infants Hand>And while her Fingers on the Canvas move>Engage her tender mind to seek thy Love>With thy Dear children let her have a part>And write thy name thyself upon her Heart'. Signed and dated, 'Jane Waters her Work Finished March 14th 1825'. A good set of motifs, including Adam & Eve standing either side of the tree of life with a snake coiled around its trunk, a star, birds, angels, flowers, potted flowering plants, fir trees, stags and butterflies. Framed in an black, ebonised wood frame with glass. Mounting: The sampler is fixed to paper and card. Frame backed with wood.
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Dimensions
16.9ins high, 12.6ins wide, 1ins deep
Circa Date
Dated 1825
Description
Antique Sampler, 1825 by Jane Waters. The sampler is worked in silk on linen ground, in cross stitch throughout. Meandering strawberry border. Colours greens, cream, yellow, pale blue, gold, brown and black. Alphabets A-Z in upper case and lower case and numbers 1-25 Inscription reads, 'Praise the Lord'. Verse reads, 'Jesus permit thy Gracious name to stand>At the first efforts of an infants Hand>And while her Fingers on the Canvas move>Engage her tender mind to seek thy Love>With thy Dear children let her have a part>And write thy name thyself upon her Heart'. Signed and dated, 'Jane Waters her Work Finished March 14th 1825'. A good set of motifs, including Adam & Eve standing either side of the tree of life with a snake coiled around its trunk, a star, birds, angels, flowers, potted flowering plants, fir trees, stags and butterflies. Framed in an black, ebonised wood frame with glass. Mounting: The sampler is fixed to paper and card. Frame backed with wood.
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