Sampler, Izelle Shaw Adams, American, Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in counted cross, long-armed cross, satin, stem, daisy and eyelet stitches on plain weave foundation, Seven bands of alphabets and numerals at the top; two verses, and an inscription in an oval medallion flanked by urns of flowers., The verses read:, Proverbs, Favour is deceitful and beauty is vain but a woman that feareth the Lord she shall be praised,, Give her of the works of her hands and let her own words praise her in the gates, Education, In education forms the common mind just as the twig is bent the trees inclined,, With pleasure let us own our errors past and make each day a critic on the last, USA, 1821, embroidery & stitching, Sampler