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Alphabet/Verse sampler. Large scale geometric/ floral border, vertical rectangle, natural linen ground. Alphabets at top, verse at center, potted flowers below. Alphabets: #1-complete; #2- "A-W", missing "J"; #3-missing "J"; #4-complete; Numbers: "1-13".
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Sampler
""When thou seest the naked wanderer of the/street shivering with cold and destitute/ of habitation let bounty open thine hart let/ the wings of charity shelter him from death/ That thine own soul may live be virtuous/In thy youth so shall thine age be honored."" ""Mary Woodward her Work/Aged 11 years 1805""
Woodward, Mary, 1794- (Embroiderer)
21 x 14 (HxW) (inches)
Gift from Mrs. Mary Woodward Smith
1973.132A
Title Floor Cloth Backing Accession Number 1973.132B
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