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| The finely stitched antique sampler from which we reproduced this was probably made in England around 1820. It features a verse commonly stitched on early 19th century samplers, both in England and America. Depicted in the lower register is a scene with a church atop a hill (with a gigantic pterodactyl on the roof), and a brick cottage with a fenced garden. (An interesting historic agricultural aside: at that time, livestock were generally left free to roam, hence the necessity to fence in the vegetable, herb, and f lower gardens, to keep hungry beasts out.) |
 Reproduction Sampler
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| Origin and date: English 1820 Rated: Beginning/intermediate Linen count and finished size: 35 count, 13-1/2"x16" Stitches: cross and counted satin Kit with cotton floss: $ 45.00
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