English Sampler, Mary Goodwin 1764 printed pattern 16/32 count - design size

16/32 count - design size is 10

The model was stitched on 36ct "Milk & Honey" by Fiber on a Whim fabric (FOAW) using Anchor floss

Fabric Size: 12 inches (31cm) wide by 15 inches (38cm) high this includes 3 inches (8cm) allowance on all sides for finishing or framing

preventing lost needles between stitching sessions

English Sampler, Mary Goodwin 1764 printed pattern 16/32 count - design size261 year old English sampler. Pictorial silk on linen cross stitched sampler, featuring a strawberry and sawtooth border enclosing two alphabets and a row of numbers over a verse extolling respect for parents. Quite striking and unusual is the repeat of the border as a center feature like a flower field. Signed MARY GOODWIN AGED 16 1764, over flowering "strawberry plants", birds and black and white sheep or cows on grassy mounds. Very charming