Sampler, Mary Corker, Medium: silk embroidery, wool foundation Technique: counted cross, stem and satin stitches on plain weave foundation, Two alphabets, two verses and the inscription Mary Corker, Newbury 1798, bouquets of flowers, trees and birds., The verse reads:, Uncertain life how soon it flies, Dream of an hour how short our bloom, Like spring's gay verdure now we rise, Cut down e'er night to fill the tomb, Teach me o thou that Teacher art, Of ev'ry duty here below, The number of my days impart, Be thou my guide where'er I go, Newbury, 1798, embroidery & stitching

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