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A record of the family of William Lawrence and Alice Ripley. The entire ground is covered in black cross-stitch, with the family dates worked in colored silks, followed by a verse and inscription, and at the bottom two cornucopias of flowers. The verse reads: Improve Every Moment of youth while you May For Life is too short to Be trifled away

This family register sampler is medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation technique: embroidered in cross stitch on plain weave foundation. Its dimensions are: Frame H x W: 47.6 x 48.9 cm (18 3/4 x 19 1/4 in.).

It is inscribed Alicia Lawrence's Work Wrought in the 12th year of her age 1798.

This family register sampler is from United States and dated 1798.

Gift of Myra M. and William H. Mathers. Its provenance is Ex. coll. Fraser-Martin. Purchased at Mercur sale. (Gift) We acquired this object in 2008.

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