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1900 Sampler by Violette Roland

Dated 1900. 8.75ins by 8.25ins wide. Framed in a modern, gilt over wood frame with glass.

Loose mounted over card with brown paper dust cover.

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

Simple line border.

Colour is red throughout. Alphabets A-Z in uppercase with numbers 1-9.

Signed and dated

'Violette Roland Aout 1900 9 Ans' (French for 'Violette Roland Year 1900 9 years old').

A scattering of motifs, including ducks

and stars.

CONDITION: Good. No holes. One pale stain speck.

No stitch losses. No colour run. Stretching is very slightly uneven.

Frame showing wear nd chips, but structurally sound and could be hung as is.

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