SPECTACULAR 1807 3-STORY FARM HOUSE ON A HILL SAMPLER!

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SPECTACULAR 1807 3-STORY FARM HOUSE ON A HILL SAMPLER!

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Sold Date: 02/25/2008
Channel: Online Auction
Source: eBay
Category: Textiles, Clothing & Accessories

This large (20x17) and impressive sampler has the wow factor, for those passionate collectors who prize striking visual presentation combined with unusual elements. In addition to the eye catching farmhouse on a hill, which itself is a generously proportioned 4x5 inches,our talented samplermaker has stitched a most unusual central cartouche....delicately curved at the bottom to cradle a traditional fruiting basket,and connecting at the top to a perfect deep green hillock, that gives rise to the memorable farmhouse adorned with a bright red door! On either side of the farmhouse are the most striking trees.....a large shade tree to the left provides shade for whimsical dog and perch for a hawk;while to the right are a pair of the most stunning and exquisitely worked poplar trees I have ever seen on a sampler;each over 6 inches tall! This large schoolgirl needlework is not limited to these images alone;as outstanding resolution and vibrancy animates the linen ground with large exotic birds,a soaring dove,delicate tulip urns,poignant spiritual verse,and an inscription flanked by brightly colored flowerets on each side, with a playful bird on a sprig above, and reads;'Mary Chantry's Work 1807".The verse is as compelling as the imagery and dazzling format,a charming exhortation given to Mary by her instructress;"Lord wean my heart from thing(s) offense,Draw my affections far from hence,Fix them on nobler things above,That my Redeemer I may love,And when the summons Lord shall come,To call my body to the tomb,O may my blissful Spirit fly,To meet my God in yonder sky,To praise his love eternally". The sampler is in very fine condition with minor imperfections to the linen, that pall in light of the stunning resolution and vibrant,well preserved stitchwork....and it is conserved on acid free board in its ORIGINAL FRAME AND RIPPLY GLASS! Combine all of these virtues with a very modest wholesale reserve,and this exceptional sampler will prove an affordable treasure for the most discerning collector.