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Sampler with trees, birds and large scale flowers inside a floral border. Inscription at top flanked by two angels.
samplers (embroidery)
needlework (visual works)
cross-stitching
embroidering
linen (material)
silk (textile)
Sampler
"May a branch of Jesus be/And grow into a fruitful tree/On some good ground o let me stand/And often feel the pruning hand/Fanny Haigh. Work/aged 12 1838"" (Green thread)
Haigh, Fanny, 1826- (Maker)
20 x 21 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Miss Ann V. Cameron
1963.61
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