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8Anna Sarjeant, England, 1818Emma Wilson, England, 1800We have not previously seen the aphorism that Anna Sarjeant used on her handsome and graphic sampler and we find it wonderfully appealing. It was published in a volume entitled, The English Spelling-Book, Accompanied by a Progressive Series of Easy and Familiar Lessons, Intended as an Introduction to the Reading and Spelling of the English Language, by William Mavor (London, 1809). This precise wording appears under the section, %u201cMoral and Practical Observations, Which Ought to Be Committed to Memory at an Early Age,%u201d along with many other excellent sayings. This is a beautifully worked sampler dated May of 1818. The lettering, indeed all of the stitching, was carefully composed and crisply executed. Worked in silk on linen, it is in excellent condition and has been conservation mounted into a 19th century maple veneer frame. Sampler size: 11%u00bc%u201d x 9%u201d Frame size: 15%u201d x 12%u00be%u201d Price: $1850.Emma Wilson%u2019s sampler presents excellence in her letter-perfect poem and her gracefully designed and executed flower and bud on vine border. The verse is one not commonly found on samplers, although its theme was a popular one; it exhorts the reader to, %u201cbe sincere upright and true, at home at school and else where too.%u201d Worked in silk on wool, the sampler is in excellent condition and has been conservation mounted into its fine original frame.Sampler size: 11%u00be%u201d x 14%u00be%u201d Frame size: 14%u00bd%u201d x 17%u00bd%u201d Price: $2600.