Mary Clayton: An English School Girl Sampler by Hands Across the Sea Samplers Gloriana Silk Ribbon 4mm Aida for a finished design

Aida for a finished design size of 7 3/4" x 4 1/2"

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Mary Clayton: An English School Girl Sampler by Hands Across the Sea Samplers Gloriana Silk Ribbon 4mm Aida for a finished designMary Claytons sweet sampler is a delightful example of a young childs artwork. Mary tells us that she was aged 9 years when she stitched her sampler. She has given no year or location, however, we believe that the sampler is English and was stitched in the mid 1800s. An imposing building first catches the eye. Maybe this was a church run school or orphanage as the roof is topped by a cross. Above hovers two trumpeting angels signifying the word of God