An early 19th century American needlework sampler by Katron Taylor, worked with coloured threads with pairs of birds, with a George Washington quote 'BE COURTEOUS TO ALL BUT FAMILIAR WITH FEW', trees, crowns above initials, urns of flowers and a ship, signed 'KATRON TAYLOR MAY 4 1803 MOBEFBAIIK', with a subsidiary band, 41.8 x 34.5cm, in a later glazed simulated rosewood frame.