Antique Sampler, 1789, by Dinah Harvey Aged 8

George III, dated 1789. 12ins high, 8.1ins wide, 1ins deep. 1789 sampler by Dinah Harvey aged 8.

Worked in a silk-like thread on linen ground in a variety of stitches and colours.

Meandering strawberry border at the top, plain to the sides.

A long inscription reads "One weeks extremity may teach us more than long prosperity had done before death is forgottem in our easy state But troubles mind us of our final fate The doing ill affects us not with fears but suffering ill brings sorrow woe and tears. Ye wandring travellers that pass this way stand still a while there survey and on result of serious thoughts declare if ever sorrows might with mine compare But God in mercy hath decreed this cup most willingly Therefore I drink it up.'

And below the signature, ' When we have once resigned our sinful breath for we can die but once then after death the immortal soul then immediately goes to endless joys or everlasting woes. Wise then is the man who labours to secure his passage safe and his reception sure.' Signed and dated, 'Dinah Harvey aged 8 years 1789'.

Numbers 1-12.

Motifs include dogs, birds, fruit baskets, fir trees, blossoming trees, crowns, hearts.

Framed in an old wood frame with rippled, old glass.

Mounting: The sampler is fixed firm but loose over mountboard. Frame backed with wood and sealed with tape.

CONDITION: Generally Good. A few small holes.

Colours are mostly good and strong with no noticeable fading.

No colour run.

Stretching is slightly uneven, and left loose with former fold creases still slightly visible on close inspection.

Frame in good condition, ready to hang.

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