£200
A Victorian framed needlework sampler By Susannah Griffin, aged 12, dated 27 May 1852, typically formally arranged with the alphabet above a verse "Jesus permit thy gracious name to stand . . . ", above a series of flower vases and a scene of a building amid further flora and fauna titled Mill School, within a contemporaneous birds-eye maple frame. 45cm x 32cm (fame 61cm x 48.5cm) Footnote:Authorship of the verse in the present lot is unknown. Some attribute it to the hymn-writer Rev. John Newton (1725-1807), best known for 'Amazing Grace', Rev. John Newton was Rector of St. Mary Woolnoth, City of London and is said to have written it for the sampler of his niece, Miss Elizabeth Catlett. It has also been suggested that it was composed by Isaac Watts (1674-1748) for his niece. Condition:Textile is in good condition with no holes, repairs or staining. Needlework retaining good strong colour. Frame shows some minor signs of age.
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