Sampler by Lucy Coit (1773-1845), Norwich, Connecticut, Dated 1785

Worked in silk threads on linen

Inscribed:

Virtues our Safeguard and our guiding Star
That stirs up Reason when our Senses err
Open thy mouth judge righteously and
plead the cause of the poor
and needy Lucy Coit
her SamplerWrought atthe age of 12 year
Norwich
Novr.17.1785

Sold by the Philadelphia Museum of Art at Sotheby's New York , 25 - 26 January 2013

Date: 1785