The Cat Sampler - cat no- CBE 61 Surrounding Villages this is not a true

this is not a true reproduction but is a close copy

It is suitable for linen and aida

It is one of a pair of samplers stitched by the same child

Due to thread lass and counting mistakes made by the original stitcher

Hannah Mary Ripley was born in march 1840 to John and Jane (nee Mercer) and lived on Baxtergate

The Cat Sampler - cat no- CBE 61 Surrounding Villages this is not a trueThe chart measures 134 stitches wide by 108 stitches high. This charming sampler of a cat with flowers and butterflies was stitched by S H in 1838. It is one of a pair of samplers stitched by the same child. The other sampler is of a rabbit and is also available as a chart to stitch. Both samplers were kindly donated to the Museum by a lady from Sleights, a village near Whitby , North Yorkshire.