£600
Ackworth School: an oval Extract needlework sampler worked in monochrome by Sarah Watson, 1830, with text “SOLITUDE is the hallowed ground which religion hath in every age, chosen for her own. There, her inspiration is felt, and her secret mysteries elevate the soul There falls the tear of contrition, there rises towards heaven the sigh of the heart, there melts the soul with all the tenderness of devotion, and pours itself forth before him who made, and him who redeemed it”, approx.30 cm by 26 cm, in period frame, Quaker family provenance available with family tree and image (Sarah Louisa Watson 1861 -1951)
In good strong condition, clean with the lightest of shading to the fabric. Frame chipped with some losses.
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