April Martha C London 173.
Circa 1730.

One can only suppose that Martha C. did not have room to complete her name and the full date in which she embroidered her remarkable sampler.
Worked in minute tent stitch with coloured silks and metallic thread high lights , the whole of the canvas has been painstakingly and tightly stitched. This unusual feature requires great skill, particularly with regard to the lettering which has been very clearly worked against the deep blue ground.
On this sampler the traditionally dressed Moses and Aaron are placed upon large carved stone columns set on a chequered marble floor. Deep red fringed curtains, elaborately arranged and secured with metallic ropes, frame the top of the composition, giving a deliberately theatrical appearance .

Contained in the original frame.

Framed Size: 43 x 53 cm (17 x 21 ins.)