MOTIF NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER.Sarah Pardington Armscott, Jan. 21, 1841, Aged 14. Centered with verse reading "This world is all a empty show, For mans illusion given, The smiles of Joy the tears of woe, Deceitful shine Deceitful flow, There nothing bright but heaven", surrounded by several motifs including birds, flowering basket and a cat; the whole within a floral border. Worked in polychrome silk threads on a linen ground. Framed - 11 1/4 in. x 13 3/4 in., sight size. Estimate $600-800
Minor amounts of pulled threads and minor staining. No significant fading to color threads.
