1753 Sampler by Susanna Barkas. Framed in an old wood frame with glass. Stitched to linen with chipboard backing. The sampler is worked in silk on linen ground, in a variety of stitches. No border. Colours . Alphabets A-Z in upper case and lower case and numbers 1-15. Family initials.
Verse reads'of the paflion.>Behold.ye wretched Sons.>of Men your Saviour fweating>Blood with pain.Behold him>feized malicioufly abused.>And of high Crimes wicked>ly accused.let thefe reflexions>move you to.repent Becaufe>for you fo much he underwent'.
Signed and dated 'Susanna Barkas Mark This In The 11 Year Of Her age 1753'.
A scattering of motifs, including crowns and a heart.
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Dimensions
14ins by 7ins wide
Circa Date
George II, dated 1753
Description
1753 Sampler by Susanna Barkas. Framed in an old wood frame with glass. Stitched to linen with chipboard backing. The sampler is worked in silk on linen ground, in a variety of stitches. No border. Colours . Alphabets A-Z in upper case and lower case and numbers 1-15. Family initials.
Verse reads'of the paflion.>Behold.ye wretched Sons.>of Men your Saviour fweating>Blood with pain.Behold him>feized malicioufly abused.>And of high Crimes wicked>ly accused.let thefe reflexions>move you to.repent Becaufe>for you fo much he underwent'.
Signed and dated 'Susanna Barkas Mark This In The 11 Year Of Her age 1753'.
A scattering of motifs, including crowns and a heart.
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