Sampler, Mary Richards, American, Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in cross, rococo, and eyelet stitches on plain weave foundation, Four sets of alphabets and one set of numerals in the upper third; a verse and inscription in the middle third; and a landscape with large brick houses, trees, and sheep in the lower third. With a deep floral vine border. Embroidered in colored silks on a natural linen ground., The verse reads:, Thy mercies fill the earth, O Lord,, How good thy works appear!, Open mine eyes to read thy word., And see thy wonders there.

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