Blackrie (?), Elisabeth

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Maker
Blackrie (?), Elisabeth
Date made
1756
Origin
England or Scotland
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
Verse in a saw tooth rectangle decorated with flowers and bird motifs. Arcaded carnation inner border with a saw tooth outer border all four sides.
Inscription
A Hymn / Most gracious God of boundless Might / Supream Eternal King / Direct my Voice and Heart aright / When I thy Praises Sing. / Lord hear my Prayer accept my Song / And Sanctify my Mind / And grant I may my whole Life long / Be Virtuously Inclin d. / That when thou mayst my Soul require / And I must hence remove / I then may joyn thy Heav'nly choir / And sing with Saints above. / Elisabeth Blackrie(?) / markt this Samplar . 1756 . //
Length Without Frame
12"
Width Without Frame
10"
Original Frame
No
Historical Owner
#63.016
Owner
Private collector
Owner Private
Sharon Neusel