Fabric: 40 ct Lakeside Linen Vintage Meadow Rue Floss: Au Ver a Soie 100/3 silk, conversion to DMC and NPI Stitch Count: 121 wide x 135 hi Design Size: 6.05 wide x 6.75 inches high Stitches Used: cross stitch over two and cross stitch over one The Antique: 7.25 x 7.50 inches on 32 ct linen, cotton thread over two and over one Alternate Personalization Included to Stitch ones own Name and Year

Provenance: This samplers appeal was its similarity to Bristol orphanage motifs, bands and alphabets. While clearly not a Bristol school sampler, as it was stitched at Daglingworth School, curiosity leads one to wonder why similar motifs? Daglingworth lies only fifty miles from Bristol, England. It has been found that pattern booklets were used to create the motifs and borders used on Bristol