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WORKED BY BETTY ATKINSON (B. 1805), ENGLISH OR AMERICAN, 1815
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A SILK PICTORIAL NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER ON LINEN
WORKED BY BETTY ATKINSON (B. 1805), ENGLISH OR AMERICAN, 1815
inscribed No room for mirth or trifling here/ For worldly hope or worldly fear/ If life so soon is gone/ If now the Judge is at the door/ And mankind must stand before/ The inexorable throne/ Betty Atkinson was born November 29/ 1805 and wrought this in 10 year of her Age
Sight 17 ½ x 16 ½ in.
WORKED BY BETTY ATKINSON (B. 1805), ENGLISH OR AMERICAN, 1815
inscribed No room for mirth or trifling here/ For worldly hope or worldly fear/ If life so soon is gone/ If now the Judge is at the door/ And mankind must stand before/ The inexorable throne/ Betty Atkinson was born November 29/ 1805 and wrought this in 10 year of her Age
Sight 17 ½ x 16 ½ in.
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