Sarah Daws Circa 1840 by Hands Across the Sea Samplers 25CT Linen The embroidery is stitched in

The embroidery is stitched in contemporary colours of softly shaded silk threads onto silk

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Sarah Daws Circa 1840 by Hands Across the Sea Samplers 25CT Linen The embroidery is stitched inSarahs exquisite sampler is worked almost entirely in cross stitch with the exception of a handful of backstitches. Sarah did not include a date on her sampler, however, from other dated samplers in Nicolas collection, which include some of Sarahs distinctive motifs, we are able to date the sampler to around 1840. Worked in brightly coloured silks the sampler clearly shows the influence of the Berlin woolwork patterns which became so popular in