Eliza Jane Smyth 1840 Sampler Pattern Roseannah Tindale 1840 46ct linen - 6 X

46ct linen - 6 X 7 inches + 6 inches all around

Fabric size: 11 inches (27cm) wide by 12 inches (31cm) high this includes 3 inch (8cm) allowance on all sides for finishing or framing

Both in black and white and color diagram

The original was stitched with silk thread over two threads of linen

Eliza Jane Smyth 1840 Sampler Pattern Roseannah Tindale 1840 46ct linen - 6 XEliza Jane was only 12 years old when she created such an elegant sampler with the most unusual rose border. Eliza Jane is from Ireland, and not much is known about her life. She most likely attended Mrs. Leathem's School in Londonderry (called Derry) a very similar sampler exists stitched by Frances Jane Hill. Jane stitched this at a time when the Poor Law was instated and right before the Great Hunger in 1845, almost 1 million lives were lost to