Sampler, Mary Greene, American, Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in cross, satin, stem and back stitches on plain weave foundation, A wide floral border with a dark blue ground divides the sampler in two. Above, alphabets, numerals and an inscription:, Mary Green Her Sampler Made in the Eleventh Year of Her Age 1766, Below, a verse:, Beauty and Pride We Often Find, Betrays the weakness of the Mind, He hansom [sic] is and merist prais [sic], That Handsom dos the proverb Says, The loss of a father is great, But the loss of a Mother is more

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