Sampler, Betsy Goddard, American, Medium: silk embroidery on wool foundation Technique: embroidered in counted cross and satin stitches on plain weave foundation, A verse and inscription in the center are surrounded by a symmetrical arrangement of trees, flowering trees, fruit baskets, and birdbaths. With a strawberry vine border., The verse reads:, Tis religion that can give, Sweetest pleasure while we live, Tis Religion can supply, Solid comfort when we die, After death its joys shall be, Lasting as Eternity, USA, 1828, embroidery & stitching, Sampler

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