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Circa 1850 Woolwork Sampler by Maria Wood

Victorian, circa 1850. 12ins by 8.5ins wide. Circa 1850 Woolwork Sampler by Maria Wood.

Unframed.

The sampler is worked in fine silk on canvas ground, in cross stitch throughout.

Simple embroidered border.

Colours red, blue and greens.

Alphabets A-Z in upper case and lower case and numbers 1-9.

Signed and dated

'Maria Wood aged 10'.

A few motifs including flowers,

potted flowering plants,

two diamonds

and a dog.

CONDITION: Fair.

A few holes.

Several stains,

and the sampler is dirty around the edge.

Some stitch losses to the alphabets,

numbers,

divider lines

and one flower motif.

Colours are good and strong with no noticeable fading.

No colour run.

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