Abiah Dickinson 1714 Sampler - CBE 33 Ships and a couple of french

and a couple of french knots

Upper harbour with washing hanging out to dry at Dock End

Bill Batchelor (sweep) and George Hale of Union Mill

This charming sampler of a cat with flowers and butterflies was stitched by S H in 1838

The chart measures 192 stitches wide by 209 stitches high

Abiah Dickinson 1714 Sampler - CBE 33 Ships and a couple of frenchThe chart measures 125 stitches wide by 260 stitches high. The pattern is stitched in cross stitch , half cross stitch , eyelets and back stitch, and so is suitable for linen. This sampler was stitched by Abiah Dickinson in1714 (born 1703 whitby) The original sampler is stitched in wool on linen. It measures 210mm wide by480mm high. Due to thread loss and that the sampler is in a frame, this is not a completely true reproduction but a close copy. The