1845 Sampler by Ann Johnson. The sampler is worked in silk on linen ground, in cross stitch throughout. Meandering floral border. Colours black, cream, green, brown and blue. Verse reads 'Saviour divine thy sacred spirit send> Reveal thy Love and take me for thine own> Teach my young mind thy percepts to attend> And let thy merits for my guilt atome' and 'Thanks to my friends for their care in my breeding> Who taught me betimes to love working and reading'. Signed and dated 'Ann Johnson her Work in the 13th Year of her Age October 29th 1845'. A good set of motifs, including Adam & Eve standing either side of the tree of life with a snake coiled around its trunk, birds, trees, laden with fruit, crown, potted flowering plants and stars. Framed in an old wood frame with rippled, old glass. Fixed to a wood stretcher frame.
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Dimensions
17ins by 13ins wide
Circa Date
Victorian, dated 1845
Description
1845 Sampler by Ann Johnson. The sampler is worked in silk on linen ground, in cross stitch throughout. Meandering floral border. Colours black, cream, green, brown and blue. Verse reads 'Saviour divine thy sacred spirit send> Reveal thy Love and take me for thine own> Teach my young mind thy percepts to attend> And let thy merits for my guilt atome' and 'Thanks to my friends for their care in my breeding> Who taught me betimes to love working and reading'. Signed and dated 'Ann Johnson her Work in the 13th Year of her Age October 29th 1845'. A good set of motifs, including Adam & Eve standing either side of the tree of life with a snake coiled around its trunk, birds, trees, laden with fruit, crown, potted flowering plants and stars. Framed in an old wood frame with rippled, old glass. Fixed to a wood stretcher frame.
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