A sampler by Ann Marson 1749, the ground almost entirely covered in coloured silks worked in various stitches, with a verse "Let Virtue Be The Name" and a central apple tree flanked by a lion and stag, also with carnations, roses and acorns, within lateral geometric borders, the top and bottom with stylised flowers--8½in x 12in., framed and glazed

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A sampler by Ann Marson 1749, the ground almost entirely covered in coloured silks worked in various stitches, with a verse "Let Virtue Be The Name" and a central apple tree flanked by a lion and stag, also with carnations, roses and acorns, within lateral geometric borders, the top and bottom with stylised flowers--8½in x 12in., framed and glazed

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