A sampler by Ann Eliza Baker, Northampton 1797, worked in green, brown and black silks, with numerals, alphabets and a verse "Regard the World with cautious eye"--10in x 12in.; and another by Matilda Louise 1836, in coloured wools with "Religion" flanked by birds perched on columns and a flower border--15½in x 12½in., both framed and glazed (2)

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A sampler by Ann Eliza Baker, Northampton 1797, worked in green, brown and black silks, with numerals, alphabets and a verse "Regard the World with cautious eye"--10in x 12in.; and another by Matilda Louise 1836, in coloured wools with "Religion" flanked by birds perched on columns and a flower border--15½in x 12½in., both framed and glazed (2)

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