GEORGE II SAMPLER, SECOND QUARTER 18TH CENTURY

Depicting Abraham's sacrifice of Isaac with the phrase Immortal made what should we mind/ so much as immorality/ of beings for a heaven designed/what but a Heaven the cave should be, and from the seraphim's mouth is inscribed Hold thy hand, worked in tent, cross, long and short and other stitches, in a later ebonized and parcel-gilt frame.

Cora Ginsburg, New York.

Please note that this needlework has not been examined out of frame. Edges of sampler are stained and darkened with some losses and fraying. Linen ground with a few losses and holes, largest being a 1/2 inch hole to the bottom center of border. Some spot stains and typical discoloration. This needlework underwent conservation in 2003.
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