Historical information

Samplers served as both a learning tool and a showcase of a young girls skill in needlework, literacy and numeracy.

Physical description

Sampler with floral border surround. Multiple rows of uppercase and lower case letters with numbers 1-11.
Separated by rows of geometric and floral patterns.
A row of Crowns, each has an initial above to indicate the title eg. K for King, D for Duke.
Embroidered in Cross and half cross stitch in greens, browns with a small area of red stitching.

Inscriptions & markings

Anne Fletcher 1841
" Sigh not for beauty nor languish for wealth
But grant me kind providence virtue and health
Then richer than kings and more happy than they
May my time be spent sweetly and swiftly away"