British sampler, silk on wool canvas dated 1813, with
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British sampler, silk on wool canvas dated 1813, with passage reading, "Jesus permit thy gracious name to stand/As the first Effort of an Infant hand/And while her Fingers on the Canvas move/Incline her tender Heart to seek thy Love/Oh with thy Children let her have a Part/And write thy Name thyself upon her Heart/God is alike both good and wise/In what He grants and what he denies/ ......But never let thy prayer be wealth/Eliza Hones, aged 10 years, 1813, 17"h x 13"w. Property of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Sold to Benefit the Acquisitions Fund.
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British sampler, silk on wool canvas dated 1813, with
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