SCHOOLGIRL NEEDLEPOINT SAMPLER,Worked by Mary Pearse, Octr 17th, 1811; Dunster School. Worked in green, yellow and blue silk thread, on a linen ground. The outside border with a verse reading "From art and study true content must flow, for'tis a God-like attribute to know", alternating the alphabet and numbers. The central panel with verse reading "We see the modest blushing in the Rose, And in white lilies innocency blows, Sweet violets sweet tempers still display, And gaudy tulips seem like coxcombs gay, Enamelled flowers both gay and sweet, Give pleasure to the eye, But soon as plucked their beauty's fled, They wither fade and die"; surrounded by floral border. Framed - 13 in. x 12 1/2 in., sight size. Estimate $400-600
PROVENANCE: Estate of Beverly Bernstein, Washington, DC
