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1846 Sampler by Anna Banham

Victorian, dated 1846. 13ins by 11.75ins wide. Unframed.

The sampler is worked in cotton on canvas ground, in a variety of stitches including Algerian eye.

Zig zag border.

Colour is light brown throughout.

Alphabets A-Z in uppercase and lower case with numbers 1-16.

Aphorism reads

'Remember thy Creator in the days of thy

youth'.

Signed and dated

'Anna Banham Bardwell School aged 15 Years April 7 1846'.

Diamond and cross motif.

CONDITION: Good. No holes. A number of patchy stains and specks, illustrated.

No stitch losses.

Colour is all good and strong with no noticeable fading. No colour run.

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