A NICE AND VERY OLD GEORGE III ANTIQUE CROSS STITCH SAMPLER BY ELIZABETH NORRIS 1818 WITH HISTORY AND PROVENANCE PROVIDED ON THE BACK BY THE CREATORS GRANDCHILD.
FRAMED AND GLAZED.
IT MEASURES 43 CM ACROSS AND 40 CM FROM TOP TO BOTTOM. THE VISIBLE APERTURE IS APPROXIMATELY 25 CM X 23 CM.
IN GOOD DECORATIVE CONDITION BUT AS IT IS OVER 200 YEARS OLD IT HAS FADED BUT SOME COLOUR STILL REMAINS.
THE FRAME LOOKS TO BE FROM THE SAME TIME AS THE INSCRIPTION ON REVERSE WHICH IS DATED 1970
AND IS SHOWING SIGNS OF AGE BUT REMAINS PRESENTABLE.
THE OVERALL CONDITION OF THIS WONDERFUL OLD SAMPLER IS AS DETAILED IN THE PHOTOGRAPHS.
ALL THE BEST