A GEORGE III NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER

by Hannah Chandler, Ely, 1816, worked in coloured silks with the verse Jesus permit thy Gracious name to stand / As the first effort of an infants hand / And while her fingers o're this canvas move / Incline her tender heart thy name to love / With thy dear children let her share her part / And write thy name thyself upon her heart, above flowering plants in urns, an armorial with supporters, facing birds and a large house flanked by rows of trees, signed Hannah . Chandler . Ely . 1816, within a strawberry border, framed and glazed. Frame 49cm by 51.5cm, Jesus permit thy Gracious name to stand / As the first effort of an infants hand / And while her fingers o're this canvas move / Incline her tender heart thy name to love / With thy dear children let her share her part / And write thy name thyself upon her heart, Hannah . Chandler . Ely . 1816

Estimate:£200

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