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| Reproduced from a brilliant Scottish sampler of 1779, this piece is finely worked. Stylized pansies across the top symbolize the Holy Trinity, while doves near the center perch on the Fountani of Eternal Life. Adam and Eve stand beneath their umbrella-shaped tree, surrounded by various heraldic motifs including a peacock, dogs, and crowns.
The verse . . . Begin the high celestial strain my raivshed (sic) . . . and color scheme (reds and greens) give this sampler a Christmas-like flavor. |
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Origin and date: Scottish 1779 |
