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The original sampler on which this chart is based was finished in 1806, by a 7 year-old stitcher, whose initials were "A.C."/p> The sampler is English and has a number of typical features and some unusual spot motifs. was traditional for young girls to work samplers at school from quite a young age. Like this one, they would have rows of alphabets and simple border motifs, which could serve as models from which to use letters, and simple decoration on other items. Stitching a sampler was also seen as a good way for young girls to learn the alphabet. 19th C stitchers had a wide variety of patterns to draw upon for spot motifs - and the ones AC chose for this sampler are unusually colourful and varied. They include a pelican, some dogs and cats, large and small flowers and trees, various birds, including an owl, a lion, a squirrel, and some geometric designs. Unusually, also, the sampler is NOT worked exclusively in Cross Stitch - some parts of the design being worked in back stitch and eyelet stitch. The design measures 147 x 144 stitches - stitched over 2 on 32 count evenweave linen, this sampler would measure around 23 cm square (c. 9.5 inches square). It is offered in two colourways - an antique colourway, which closely follows the faded look of the original as it appears now, and an original colourway, which closely follows the original colour scheme of the sampler, as preserved on the back of the work.
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