Sampler, Mary Ann Smith, American, Medium: wool embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered on plain weave foundation Label: linen embroidered with wool, Several rows of alphabets and numerals, followed by a row of trees, and a verse:, Vanity, Seek to be good, but aim not to be great, A woman's noblest station is retreat, Her fairest virtues fly from publick sight, Domestick worth still shuns too strong a light, Woman (?) is amiable, mild, serene, (?) all beauty and peace within, At the bottom, baskets of fruit and flowers, and two medallions, one inscribed Mary Ann Smith

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