(On L): ON REPENTANCE / Repent ye and believe the Gospel except / ye repent ye shall all likewise perish Mark / p.15 Luke 13.3 If we say that we have / no sin we deceive ourselves and the / truth is not in us but if we confess our / sins God is faithful and just to forgive / us our sins and to cleans us from al / unrighteousness. John 1.8.9. / WHENE'ER a sinner turns to God / with contrite heart and flowing eyes / the happy news make angels smile / and tell the joys above the skies / Well may the church below rejoice / and echo back the heav'nly sound / This soul was dead but now's alive / This sheep was lost but now is found. (On R): GOD WILL NOT / FORSAKE HIS PEOPLE / I will never leave thee nor forsake thee / Heb 13.5 For the mountains shall depart / and the hills be removed but my kindness / shall not depart from thee neither shall / the covenant of my peace be removed / saith the Lord that hath mercy on thee / Is 44.10 The ransomed of the LORD shall return and come to Zion with songs. IS. / SING ye redeemed of the Lord / Your great deliv'rer sing / pilgrims for Zion's city bound / Be Joyful in your King / A hand divine shall lead you on / Thro all the blissful road / Till to the sacred mount you rise / To see a smiling God //

Maker

Mortimore, Jemima Grace (?)

Date made

1810-1860

Origin

England

In Bolton & Co.

No

Foundation Cloth

Linen

Embroidery Thread

Linen

Predominent Motif

Sampler is divided by a large column into two sides. On the bottom L a church with a cross, a weathervane and a chimney on top. On the R a wooded scene with various trees and birds. Saw tooth border all four sides.

Inscription

(On L): ON REPENTANCE / Repent ye and believe the Gospel except / ye repent ye shall all likewise perish Mark / p.15 Luke 13.3 If we say that we have / no sin we deceive ourselves and the / truth is not in us but if we confess our / sins God is faithful and just to forgive / us our sins and to cleans us from al / unrighteousness. John 1.8.9. / WHENE'ER a sinner turns to God / with contrite heart and flowing eyes / the happy news make angels smile / and tell the joys above the skies / Well may the church below rejoice / and echo back the heav'nly sound / This soul was dead but now's alive / This sheep was lost but now is found. (On R): GOD WILL NOT / FORSAKE HIS PEOPLE / I will never leave thee nor forsake thee / Heb 13.5 For the mountains shall depart / and the hills be removed but my kindness / shall not depart from thee neither shall / the covenant of my peace be removed / saith the Lord that hath mercy on thee / Is 44.10 The ransomed of the LORD shall return and come to Zion with songs. IS. / SING ye redeemed of the Lord / Your great deliv'rer sing / pilgrims for Zion's city bound / Be Joyful in your King / A hand divine shall lead you on / Thro all the blissful road / Till to the sacred mount you rise / To see a smiling God //

Length Without Frame

31.5cm

Width Without Frame

30cm

Historical Owner

#H985.69.14

Owner

Museum of Vancouver, Vancouver, BC Canada

Owner Private

Museum of Vancouver