This is a reproduction of Ann Grimshaw's sampler dated 1818. On the instruction sheet from the Scarlet Letter, it states "The Quaker designs are reflective of the Quaker theology, extolling the virtues of plainness, of standing apart from the sphere of influence of the outside world."

 

I hooked this rug a few years ago. I used the Oxford Punch Needle. I found the pattern in a book named "Hooked Rugs" an American Folk Art, written by Leslie Lindsey.

 

Have a good day,

Alison

 

 

Romans 5:5-8 King James Version (KJV)

⁵ And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.
⁶ For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.
⁷ For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die.
⁸ But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.