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MARY EATON
1763 |
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A New England (possibly New Hampshire)
sampler with multiple borders surrounds an upper reserve with
alphabets and the attribution, above a fanciful scene depicting
a sheep and a bull facing off on opposite mountaintops. The original
sampler has quite a lot of freehand, satin and stem stitch work,
which is how we stitched our model; however, instructions and
graphs are also provided for stitching the entire sampler in
just cross stitch (it looks wonderful either way). The more challenging
and authentic version requires cross, freehand, and counted satin,
stem filling, backstitch, French knots, while the simpler version
requires just cross, and counted thread satin stitches. |
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Origin and date: New England, 1763
Rated: Beginning
Linen count and finished size: 30 count, 11-1/2"x15-1/4"
Stitches: Cross, satin, stem, back, French knots
Source: The Shelburne Museum, Shelburne, VT
Kit with cotton floss: $40.00
Kit with silk floss: $72.00
Graph only: $7.00
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