Circa Sampler by Meria Baker
Dimensions: inside frame 16.5ins x 13ins, outside frame edge 20.5 x 17ins
Frame: Old wooden frame with gilt slip
Mounting: Conservation mounted on acid free card
Content: Verse ’And must this body die this mortal frame, Decay and must these active lims, Mine lie mould ring in the clay, Corruption earth and worms shall but, Refine this flesh fill my triumphant spirit, comes to put it on afresh god my, redeemer lives and often from the skies, Looks down and watches all my dust. Till he shall bid it rise. CX Hymn V123'.
Border with good selection of motifs. Worked in a fine silk thread on a linen background.
Signature: Meria Baker Her work Aged 10 years.
Date: undated
Quality: Age darkening to the ground, some stitch losses to the border, a few holes and losses to the edge. More photos available on request.