Description:
Needlework sampler done in silk embroidery on unbleached, plain-woven linen with six rows of the alphabet and the numbers 1-10; over "Amanda R. Marvin aged 14 years 1836;" over "Let others worship glittering dust / And boast of earthly joys / Christ is my rock, my hope / my trust / And springs of all my joys." The bottom of the sampler has a willow tree, flower basket, two-story white house with two chimneys, ten windows and a center door; the sampler has a four-sided sawtooth border. The frame was made by Ed Gritz of HDI Maintenance in 1964.

Subjects:
Textile fabrics; Linen; Silk

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