Framed 'Prepare to meet thy God' Needlepoint Picture, signed Rachel Howe, 1833.

Framed 'Prepare to meet thy God' Needlepoint Picture, signed Rachel Howe, 1833. Fine plain-weave canvas worked predominantly in cross-stitched wool and linen threads retaining vibrant pink, fuchsia, and peach hues, symmetrical composition framed by square floral trellis border flanking a landscaped ground with a shepherd, rabbits, cows, birds, and an owl surrounding a red house with picket-fenced yard, flocks of birds, butterflies, and floral arrangements filling top of panel, surrounding a centered block of text inscribed with the hymn verse, 'Teach me O Lord thy name to fear, / Spread an alarm abroad. / And cry in every careless ear, / Prepare to meet thy God. / Rachel Howe's Work, 1833.', the verse from a hymn widely published for use in Sunday school throughout the nineteenth century, laid over white backing and mounted in mahogany-veneered, gilt-lined glazed frame, sight, 16 3/4 x 16 3/8 in. Footnotes: Provenance A North Smithfield, Rhode Island, Estate. Paper label affixed to reverse addressed to Miss R. Hayward of Hillsborough, Sheffield, England. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing