Franklin, Williamson County, five alphabetic bands over˜"Roxana M'Gee's sampler/Franklin, Tenn august, 1839", and a two line verse,˜central vase of fruit flanked on either side by wreaths, dated "1793" and "1799", wide floral border on three sides, finely worked in a variety of stitches including cross, chain, eyelet and satin, silk on linen, 16-1/2 x 16-1/2 in. (sight); later mahogany stained frame, 22 x 22 in., lot accompanied by documentation from the Tennessee Sampler Survey, which attributes it to the "Vase and Cartouche" group of Middle Tennessee samplers; along with extensive genealogy records and family historyNote:˜Literature: Illustrated in [Williamson County Historical Journal], No. 43, 2012, pp. 26-27.Roxana (1825-1904) was the granddaughter of Rev. John McGee who owned a large land grant in Williamson County, Tennessee and his home Mendenhall, still stands today. Her father was a physician who died young leaving her mother with six children in 1832. Roxana married William Cole in 1842 and shortly after marrying, they left Williamson County and moved to Tippah County, Missouri and later to Pueblo, Colorado.˜Provenance: The Collection of Katherine Prentiss Murphy, Christie's New York, Important American Furniture, Folk Art and Decorative Arts sale #7980, Oct. 21, 1994, Lot #4; Property From a Franklin, Tennessee Historic HomeNote: Literature: Illustrated in [Williamson County Historical Journal], No. 43, 2012, pp. 26-27. Roxana (1825-1904) was the granddaughter of Rev. John McGee who owned a large land grant in Williamson County, Tennessee and his home Mendenhall, still stands today. Her father was a physician who died young leaving her mother with six children in 1832. Roxana married William Cole in 1842 and shortly after marrying, they left Williamson County and moved to Tippah County, Missouri and later to Pueblo, Colorado.˜ overall good condition, minor toning and fading, archivally framed, not examined out of frame