Antique Miniature Sampler With House

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Georgian Miniature Sampler with a House. The sampler is worked in wool and silk threads on a linen ground, mainly … Read more Georgian Miniature Sampler with a House. The sampler is worked in wool and silk threads on a linen ground, mainly in cross stitch. Colours green, yellow, light brown, silver, blue and pink. A scattering of motifs, including a house with fir trees and a picket fence, a fruit basket and potted flowering plants. Framed in a modern, gilt over wood, frame with glass. Mounting: The sampler is loose mounted onto board. Frame backed with card and sealed with tape. Handwritten text to the reverse reads, 'Made by Linda Jean Marshall's (not Mathews') Mother.'. Dimensions exclude the frame and slip. See less