Sampler, Mary Hallowell, American, Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in cross, half-cross, satin, stem, rococo, chain, four-sided, roumanian and running stitches on plain weave foundation, Large basket of flowers with scattered motifs including birds, squirrels, butterflies, and floral sprays, with a verse and inscription; the border is made up of four different floral patterns. The verse reads:, I am often like the lonesome dove, That mourns its absent mate, From hill to hill from vale to vale, Its sorrows to relate, But canaans land is just before

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