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I have been collecting beautiful ANTIQUE AMERICAN SCHOOLGIRL SAMPLERS for over 20 years. This listing is for a beautiful sampler stitched mostly in taupe shades except for the verse which is stitched in black. I was very drawn to the neutral tones. The sampler is meticulously stitched with a very detailed border and fine motifs beneath the verse. It is interesting that Mary chose to fill the space in the second line by continuing to stitch numbers up to 14. The verse contains a couple of misspellings which add to the innocence of the young sampler maker who stitched it so long ago. The verse reads as follows. Health a kind gift from heaven sent. When added to a mind content. What is grandour Power or wealth. All fleeting nothing without health. For happiness we search in vain. Kings subjects all alike complain. In virtue let thy time be spent. And to be happy be content. Life’s but a trial be resin’d. In heav’n alone true bliss thoul find. Below the verse the sampler is stitched. This sampler is in fine condition with the exception of some staining near the top left. There are no visible holes or thread loss. This piece was represented as being from the early 1840s but I do not know more than that about the piece or the sampler maker. The frame is very old with some lovely details. The framed sampler measures 17-3/4″ tall x 15-1/2″ wide and is ready for hanging. I did have a new backing put on the sampler but the frame is the same one that came with the sampler. Please look at the photos for up-close details. Happy to answer any questions. Thank you for looking! The item “ANTIQUE AMERICAN SCHOOLGIRL SAMPLER RELIGIOUS ABOUT HEALTH MARY LEYLAND” is in sale since Friday, October 5, 2018. This item is in the category “Antiques\Linens & Textiles (Pre-1930)\Samplers”. The seller is “nessness5000″ and is located in Warren, Massachusetts. This item can be shipped to United States.

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ENTIRE COLLECTION OF SAMPLERS – MUST SELL!! I have been collecting beautiful ANTIQUE AMERICAN SCHOOLGIRL SAMPLERS for over 20 years. Please see my other listings for several samplers that need a new home. This listing is for an Adam & Eve sampler by Ann Davies dated 1822. This sampler has a tremendous amount of detail including multiple motifs of deer, dogs and other animals. Of course, the center motif is Adam & Eve on either side of the Snake wrapped around the tree. Ann has stitched a very detailed border and has included the upper case alphabet and numbers along the top of the sampler. Below the motifs Ann stitched the following verse. I ask not wealth nor pomp nor power. Not the vain pleasures of an hour. My soul aspires to nobler things. Than all the pride and state of kings. One thing I ask and wilt thou hear. And grant my soul a gift so dear. Wisdom descending from above. The choicest token of thy love. Wisdom betimes to know the Lord. To fear his name and keep his word. To lead my feet in paths of truth. And guide and guard my wandring youth. Additional motifs appear below the verse and the sampler is stitched. “Ann Davies – Her work in the Year 1822″. There are several holes with a little bit of thread loss and some staining in the upper left corner. The frame is very old and may be the original frame. The framed sampler measures 18-1/4″ tall x 14-1/4″ wide and is ready for hanging. This is a beautiful sampler despite its imperfections. Please look at the photos for up-close details. Happy to answer any questions. Thank you for looking! The item “ANTIQUE AMERICAN SCHOOLGIRL SAMPLER ADAM & EVE SNAKE 1822 ANN DAVIES RELIGIOUS” is in sale since Wednesday, February 07, 2018. This item is in the category “Antiques\Linens & Textiles (Pre-1930)\Samplers”. The seller is “nessness5000″ and is located in Warren, Massachusetts. This item can be shipped to United States.

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