Oblong sampler by Georgina Abernethy
Needlework in cross-stitches with wool threads on linen
Rows of alphabets and numbers between decipherable inscriptions and moralistic verse:
Edinburgh … Remember me Forget me not … God is love … and a name … Georgina Abernethy
Religious verse reads:
Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shall
Ecclesiastes 12:1
40 cm x 24 cm