A WOOL AND SILK ON LINEN NEEDLEWORK, American, dated 1829, worked in green, brown, cream, tan, pink wool and silk threads in a variety of stitches centering at the top a recumbent lion above the motto, "God is Love," over a register of flying heraldic angels, stars and abstracted flowers, over the verse,"Enquiring youth if thou wouldst know Where Wisdom may be found In vain tis ought for here below Since Earth is sordid Ground/ Tis a rich gem divinely Pure Its Author is Divine Ask it of God, wouldst thou procure The Pearl and make it Thine", above a bird and stylized flowers and trees surrounding the identification,"Sarah Aslin Aged 11 years 1829", the whole flanked by two vertical registers of meandering flowers, vines and tendrils-- 16¾in. high, 13¼in. wide
A WOOL AND SILK ON LINEN NEEDLEWORK, American, dated 1829, worked in green, brown, cream, tan, pink wool and silk threads in a variety of stitches centering at the top a recumbent lion above the motto, "God is Love," over a register of flying heraldic angels, stars and abstracted flowers, over the verse,"Enquiring youth if thou wouldst know Where Wisdom may be found In vain tis ought for here below Since Earth is sordid Ground/ Tis a rich gem divinely Pure Its Author is Divine Ask it of God, wouldst thou procure The Pearl and make it Thine", above a bird and stylized flowers and trees surrounding the identification,"Sarah Aslin Aged 11 years 1829", the whole flanked by two vertical registers of meandering flowers, vines and tendrils-- 16¾in. high, 13¼in. wide
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