Martha Worboys Bristol 1878- Cross Stitch Chart by Violets & Verses needle minder medium (3858)

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which was most unusual in the 1880s

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Model was stitched on a 40 count linen

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Martha Worboys Bristol 1878- Cross Stitch Chart by Violets & Verses needle minder medium (3858)Reproduction sampler Model stitched on 46 count Up in the Attic linen by Fox & Rabbit with Au Ver a Soie 100 3 silk #499 Stitch count: 292w x 405h Martha stitched this beautiful red Bristol sampler when she was 14 years old. She remained at the orphanage until the age of 17 when she went to work as a house servant I'm sure using this sampler as her resume. The many bands on this sampler make is a special Bristol in its symmetry.