Susanna Baillie Sampler
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Width: 34cm
Height: 41cm
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Condition: Good
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top verse: Jesus permit thy gracious name to stand as the first effort of an infants hand and while her fingers oer this canvas move engage her tender heart to seek thy love.
below alphabet: virtue is the chiefest beauty of the mind the noblest ornament of human kind. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1816
Owner / Donor Story:
Susanna Baillie born June 30 1802 now 14 MA . AG
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found in a box of rags at a church rummage sale in the late 60’s in Montreal.
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