"Industry" Needlework Sampler

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"Industry" Needlework Sampler
Embroidered Silk on Woven Linen
initialled 'JJJS'
English c.1820

"Flee Sloth, the canker of good-sense and parts,
Of health of wealth, of honour and of arts,
Those that court fame must not their senses please,
Her carriage lags when drawn by sloth and ease.", 'Industry' Needlework