Sampler, Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered on plain weave, A memorial inscription enclosed in a floral wreath, embroidered primarily in yellows with green and brown. A morning glory appears in each corner, and a very narrow floral vine border frames the whole. The inscription reads:, In memory of Mary F Baldwin, Born Sept. 9th 1824 & Died on Oct. 22nd 1836, Aged 12 years, 1 month & 13 days, By Mary's hands this wreath was wrought, Then very distant was the thought, Its center would so soon disclose, Her epitaph: her parents woes

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