Sampler. Polychrome silk embroidery on loosely woven linen(?), in cross, stem, running and encroaching satin stitch. 32.75cm x 43.5cm. 12 3/4" x 17 1/8"
An undulating varied floral border enclosing two panels, the upper containing "An Address to the Supreme" surrounded by traditional small detached flora and fauna motifs. The lower panel depicts a building with two chimneys, probably a chapel with a crucifix above the door. The pictorial element framed by a lace-like repeat pattern giving the impression of an oval composition.
The verse: Grant me great God a to the Inclined/ Increase my faith and rectify my mind/Teach me betime to tread thy sacred ways/And to thy service consecrate my days/Still as thro life's uncertain maze I stray/Be thou the guiding star to mark my way/Conduct the steps of my unguarded youth/ And ? their motions to the paths of truth.
The verse is by Miss Elizabeth Carter (1717-1806), poet, classicist, writer and translator, a member of the Bluestocking Circle, daughter of Rev. Nicolas Carter, of Deal. Kent.
The verse can be found in "Remember me! A new year's Gift or Christmas present" published in 1826 but obviously was published many decades earlier.
The centrally placed inscription is "Hannah Parnell Mansfield 1803"
Puchased Mark Parker Antiques, Barnstaple, 1996
Height: 31.5 cm
Width: 42.2 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2018-01-29) by Butcher, Mr & Mrs
Accession number: T.2-2018
Primary reference Number: 225653
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
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Applied Arts
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