Rare Early Victorian Silk Solomon’s Porch Motif & Verse Sampler by Harriet Warren 1839
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Description
This lovely piece features an impressive Solomon’s Porch motif flanked by two ornamental clipped conifers & approached by a gated lawn, defined by two decorative pillars. Rare crow & butterfly motifs further adorn the piece. The verse "Jesus permit thy gracious name to stand ..." (Rev. John Newton 1725–1807) is very typical of samplers from this period. Original period ebonised frame.
Additional Comments
Harriet’s Solomon’s porch is very representative of the genre. It has a central tower, flanked by two further smaller towers, each with its own castellated roof above a central arched doorway. In comparison to some other buildings depicted in samplers, Solomon’s Porch motifs are evident less often than houses, but more frequently than churches. The earliest examples of Solomon’s Porch in Britain appear on late band samplers dating from the early 1700s, where the motif is placed centrally within the sampler. The earliest known example is in the Dorset County Museum and dates to 1734/5. Harriet’s work is in excellent condition with minimal fading, no stitch loss & just some unobtrusive loss to the linen ground. The Reverend John Newton was the noted English Evangelical Anglican cleric & slavery abolitionist. The sampler is fresh to the digital market.
In our view, the quality & excellent, condition of this beautiful piece - in addition to the fact that it was completed over 180 years ago - make it a very desirable example of this sought after genre of sampler.
Conservation & Restoration
We have prepared Harriet’s stunning sampler for sale by taking it from its original frame, the paper to which it was attached (see sample to rear - in our view the sampler has unlikely to have ever been removed from its frame!) & removing the surface dust from it using a conservation vacuum cleaner. It has then been stitched onto complementary fresh linen which rests on cotton wadding glued to an acid free mount. All components of the frame have been thoroughly cleaned & the veneer waxed. Finally, the sampler has been re-presented in its frame behind a piece of new board backing secured by stainless steel panel pins & sealed with self-adhesive picture framing tape. The piece is ready to hang using new (doubled) picture string attached to the frame’s original period eyes.
Framed Dimensions (W, H & D): 37x39x2.5 cm
Ref: S26
A better price may be available. Please enquire below.
Description
This lovely piece features an impressive Solomon’s Porch motif flanked by two ornamental clipped conifers & approached by a gated lawn, defined by two decorative pillars. Rare crow & butterfly motifs further adorn the piece. The verse "Jesus permit thy gracious name to stand ..." (Rev. John Newton 1725–1807) is very typical of samplers from this period. Original period ebonised frame.
Additional Comments
Harriet’s Solomon’s porch is very representative of the genre. It has a central tower, flanked by two further smaller towers, each with its own castellated roof above a central arched doorway. In comparison to some other buildings depicted in samplers, Solomon’s Porch motifs are evident less often than houses, but more frequently than churches. The earliest examples of Solomon’s Porch in Britain appear on late band samplers dating from the early 1700s, where the motif is placed centrally within the sampler. The earliest known example is in the Dorset County Museum and dates to 1734/5. Harriet’s work is in excellent condition with minimal fading, no stitch loss & just some unobtrusive loss to the linen ground. The Reverend John Newton was the noted English Evangelical Anglican cleric & slavery abolitionist. The sampler is fresh to the digital market.
In our view, the quality & excellent, condition of this beautiful piece - in addition to the fact that it was completed over 180 years ago - make it a very desirable example of this sought after genre of sampler.
Conservation & Restoration
We have prepared Harriet’s stunning sampler for sale by taking it from its original frame, the paper to which it was attached (see sample to rear - in our view the sampler has unlikely to have ever been removed from its frame!) & removing the surface dust from it using a conservation vacuum cleaner. It has then been stitched onto complementary fresh linen which rests on cotton wadding glued to an acid free mount. All components of the frame have been thoroughly cleaned & the veneer waxed. Finally, the sampler has been re-presented in its frame behind a piece of new board backing secured by stainless steel panel pins & sealed with self-adhesive picture framing tape. The piece is ready to hang using new (doubled) picture string attached to the frame’s original period eyes.
Framed Dimensions (W, H & D): 37x39x2.5 cm
Ref: S26
A better price may be available. Please enquire below.
Description
This lovely piece features an impressive Solomon’s Porch motif flanked by two ornamental clipped conifers & approached by a gated lawn, defined by two decorative pillars. Rare crow & butterfly motifs further adorn the piece. The verse "Jesus permit thy gracious name to stand ..." (Rev. John Newton 1725–1807) is very typical of samplers from this period. Original period ebonised frame.
Additional Comments
Harriet’s Solomon’s porch is very representative of the genre. It has a central tower, flanked by two further smaller towers, each with its own castellated roof above a central arched doorway. In comparison to some other buildings depicted in samplers, Solomon’s Porch motifs are evident less often than houses, but more frequently than churches. The earliest examples of Solomon’s Porch in Britain appear on late band samplers dating from the early 1700s, where the motif is placed centrally within the sampler. The earliest known example is in the Dorset County Museum and dates to 1734/5. Harriet’s work is in excellent condition with minimal fading, no stitch loss & just some unobtrusive loss to the linen ground. The Reverend John Newton was the noted English Evangelical Anglican cleric & slavery abolitionist. The sampler is fresh to the digital market.
In our view, the quality & excellent, condition of this beautiful piece - in addition to the fact that it was completed over 180 years ago - make it a very desirable example of this sought after genre of sampler.
Conservation & Restoration
We have prepared Harriet’s stunning sampler for sale by taking it from its original frame, the paper to which it was attached (see sample to rear - in our view the sampler has unlikely to have ever been removed from its frame!) & removing the surface dust from it using a conservation vacuum cleaner. It has then been stitched onto complementary fresh linen which rests on cotton wadding glued to an acid free mount. All components of the frame have been thoroughly cleaned & the veneer waxed. Finally, the sampler has been re-presented in its frame behind a piece of new board backing secured by stainless steel panel pins & sealed with self-adhesive picture framing tape. The piece is ready to hang using new (doubled) picture string attached to the frame’s original period eyes.
Framed Dimensions (W, H & D): 37x39x2.5 cm
Ref: S26