Name/Title
SamplerEntry/Object ID
83.264Description
Sampler made by M. A. English in 1821. Very simple outer border of xxxxxxxxxx.
There are three differtent types of alphabets, ten rows long.
Row 1 "A-N" #6 Susan Earl pattern, capital letters.
Row 2 "O-Z" #6 Susan Earl pattern, capital letters.
Row 3 "a-s" # 7 Susan Earl pattern, but letters P,Q,R,S, are larger letters, lower case letters for the rest of the row.
Row 4 "t-z 1-9" #7 Susan Earl pattern
Row 5 "A-H" #5 Susan Earl pattern, capital letters.
Row 6 "I-Q" #5 Susan Earl pattern, capital letters.
Row 7 "R,S,T,U,V,W,Y," #5 Susan Earl pattern, capitasl letters.
Row 8 "X,Z, M. A. English 1821"there is a tree motif at the end of this row.
Row 9 "A-G" #6 Susan Earl pattern, eyelet stitch
Row 10 "H-O" #6 Susan Earl pattern, eyelet stitch, the "O" is only partially stitched, as it reaches the edge of the border.
Colors of the sampler are blue-green, pink, white, pale orange, light blue, green rose, grey, light green. Letters alternate with colors.Dimensions
Width
8-3/4 inLength
10-5/8 in