Sampler, Ann Stubbs, English, Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in cross, satin, and eyelet stitches on plain weave foundation, Bands of pattern, several deer, text: 'Hope is the first great blessing here below/ The only balm to heal corroding woe/ It is the staff of age, the sick man's health/ The prisoner's freedom and the poor man's wealth/ The sailor's safety lasting as our breath/ It still holds on, nor quits us e'en in death.', England, 1808, embroidery & stitching, Sampler

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