Two framed American needlework samplers Print First half 19th century, each framed, the first embroidered with the alphabet, a scene of a house and animals in a pasture and a religious poem: ''Jesus permit thy gracious name / to stand as the first effort of / a youthful hand and while her / fingers on the canvas move, / enable her tender heart to seek / thy love with thy dear children / let her have a part and write / thy name thyself upon her heart''; the second embroidered with the alphabet and the Howe family register, signed ''wrought by Jane M. Howe, agd. 14'', 2 pieces, Overall: the first: 21'' H x 14.5'' W; the second: 23'' H x 20.5'' W, Provenance: Private Collection, Arcadia, CA. Condition: Overall good condition, with general wear and fading commensurate with age. The second with a few scattered broken stitches.
Two framed American needlework samplers Print First half 19th century, each framed, the first embroidered with the alphabet, a scene of a house and animals in a pasture and a religious poem: ''Jesus permit thy gracious name / to stand as the first effort of / a youthful hand and while her / fingers on the canvas move, / enable her tender heart to seek / thy love with thy dear children / let her have a part and write / thy name thyself upon her heart''; the second embroidered with the alphabet and the Howe family register, signed ''wrought by Jane M. Howe, agd. 14'', 2 pieces, Overall: the first: 21'' H x 14.5'' W; the second: 23'' H x 20.5'' W, Provenance: Private Collection, Arcadia, CA. Condition: Overall good condition, with general wear and fading commensurate with age. The second with a few scattered broken stitches.
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