Sampler, Susannah Cathells, American, Medium: silk embroidery on cotton foundation Technique: embroidered in cross, satin and stem stitches on plain weave foundation, Two verses with baskets of flowers, an inscription, and in the lower third, a landscape showing boats on a river, a house and a church on either bank, trees, and figures. The whole is surrounded by a strawberry vine border., The verses read:, How blest the maid whose circleing (sic) years improve, Her God the object of her warmest love, Whose tender years successive as they glide, The book the needle and the pen divide, Who sees her parents hearts exult with joy, And the fond tear stand sparkling in her eye, Jesus permit thy gracious name to stand, As the efforts of an youthful hand, And while her finger on the canvas move, Engage her tender thoughts to seek thy love, With thy dear children let her have a heart, And write thy name thyself upon her heart, New York, USA, 1826, embroidery & stitching, Sampler