{"product_id":"create-in-me-a-clean-heart-couleur-tourterelle-9533787","title":"Create in Me a Clean Heart - Couleur Tourterelle","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe original sampler is of \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish origin\u003c\/strong\u003e and most probably from the 19th century. It includes the text of a psalm:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCreate in me a clean heart, oh God\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnd renew a right spirit within me\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e(Psalm 51)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen \u003cem\u003eMeriem Chauvet\u003c\/em\u003e of \u003cstrong\u003eCouleur Tourterelle\u003c\/strong\u003e found it, the original sampler (see last photo) was in a pitiful state of preservation, terribly damaged, warped, torn and roughly mended. This reproduction brings the work back to life, allowing us to discover its original freshness, \"a pleasure that I never tire of\" Meriem confides.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile neither dated nor signed, this sampler is remarkable for its unusual elongated vertical format. It is composed of small charming motifs, birds, flowers, crowns, a basket of fruit as well as an intriguing little architectural motif in the top left, with colonnades and a classical pediment, topped with a flag. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the base of the sampler , the stitcher added two small lines \"Love God\" and \"Jesus wept\". The latter is notable for being the shortest verse in the Bible. It is from the Gospel of John, when Jesus weeps upon learning of the death of his friend and follower Lazarus.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe piece is mostly stitched over two threads. All letters and one of the motifs however are stitched over 1 thread.\u003c\/p\u003eStitch Count: 123w x 250h\u003cbr\u003eLinen: Permin 40 Count Colour: Lambswool\u003cbr\u003eThread: Au ver a Soie d'Alger Silk Thread or DMC -  9 colours.","brand":"Couleur Tourterelle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49727781109975,"sku":"TCG109975","price":24.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7094\/0375\/files\/87654886.jpg?v=1788475291","url":"https:\/\/thecrewelgobelin.com.au\/products\/create-in-me-a-clean-heart-couleur-tourterelle-9533787","provider":"The Crewel Gobelin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}