MID 19TH CENTURY VERSE & MOTIF SAMPLER BY BELINDA HONEY AGED 12 - C. 1845
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Reference Number: Avaluer:624 |
Divine WisdomThere is a sci...ence reason cannot teachIt lies beyond the depth her line can reachIt is but taught by Heaven's imparted graceThe feet of Jesus is the only placeBut they who mortal riches largely shareBut seldom stoop to seek their wisdom there~~~~~~~I love them that love me And those that seek me early shall find me - Prov 8th~~~~~~~ Holy Jesus lo I stand thankful for thy kind commandThat thy little lambs may be fed and nurtured Lord for theeBlessings Lord vouchsafe to give on the teaching I receive Let me be a child of thine, sweetly led by love divine
This section of stitch work has a flower stem on each side and is underlined with a narrow meandering border. The lower section of the linen is stitched with a further quotation from Proverbs followed by an extract from Peter
Boast not thyself of to morrow - ProvFor all flesh is as grass and all the glory of man as the flower of grassThe grass withereth and the flower thereof fadeth awayBut the word of the Lord endureth forever
There is a central garland beneath the word containing Belinda's details with an anchor to its left and right. There is an exquisite fruit tree by each anchor with a black bird perched on top then the whole piece is surrounded by a neat strawberry border.The linen has overall discolouration consistent with its age, slightly grubby in places and darker around the edges, particularly the top one. There is also some water staining along this edge which has caused some bleeding the to the first verse. The colours of the silks are good with some lesser bleeding to the stitch work of the words. The last photo is of the reverse of the sampler and indicates how the colours would have looked when Belinda first stitched it. As can also be seen from the photographs, there is a small area of damage by the right side flower in the upper section and more extensive damage along the top edge. The side edges also have damage to a much lesser degree whilst the bottom edge is frayed which has resulted in a small amount of stitch loss to the strawberry border.Measures 13 1/2" x 18 1/2"
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