Object Description
Antique Sampler, 1801, By Sally Phipps. The sampler is worked in silk on linen ground, in a variety of stitches. Meandering floral border. Colours red, cream, blue, green, purple, brown and black. Alphabets A-Z in upper case Verse reads ‘Jefuf permit Thy Graciouf Name to ftand< Af the firft effort or an infantf hand< And while Her fingerf oer thif Canvaf move< Engage Her tender Heart to feek Thy Love< With Thy dear Children let Her have a part< And write Thy Name Thyfelf upon her Heart'. Signed and dated 'SALLY PHIPPS 1801'. A good set of motifs, including a building, birds, potted flowering plants, deer, crowns, fleur de lis and flowers. Framed in an old wood frame with glass. Stitched to a green fabric ground. Cardboard back.