AMERICAN SCHOOLGIRL NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER.Unsigned; New York, Novr. 8, 1836. Worked in green and cream silk threads, on a linen ground. With four divided sections of verses reading "Whose loveth instruction loveth knowledge. Prov. 12 - 1 verse"; "The fear of the lord is the beginning of wisdom. Prov. 1 - 7 verse"; "Life is an ocean, years the tide That float ten thousand barks Sins are the rocks on every side Where passion drives a current strong"; "The beauties of the mind and the virtue of the heart will alway meet with reverence". Framed - 12 3/4 in. x 10 1/4 in., sight size. Estimate $300-400
