Mary Maynard 1797 St Patrick's Day The model is stitched on

The model is stitched on 40 count Maple Bar linen by Cedar River Linen using the called-for over-dyed threads

I think it is fair to say that we live in a weary world that is in need of some rejoicing

which speaks of heroes and nobleness

the crisp air

Mary Maynard 1797 St Patrick's Day The model is stitched onWhile I have been unable to determine with certainty who Mary Maynard was (there are at least three young ladies who could have been the Mary of our sampler), it is clear that in 1797 she stitched a beautiful sampler filled with colors, motifs, patterned dividers, and selections from section 7 of Alexander Popes An Essay on Man. Most of her sampler is executed in cross stitch over two linen threads. However, her name and date, the selections from