This antique cross stitch sampler is an exceptional piece of needlework. It is remarkable by the richness of its symbols and the extraordinary succession of "trees of life" featured. It was stitched in 1841 by a young girl who signed with her initials, MB.

 

The sampler also has a very interesting element in the top right with two characters that seem to have been added at the end and are remarkable in the way their clothes are depicted.

 

A faithful reproduction of an antique alphabet, charted by Muriel Berceville. 

>>Visit Muriel Berceville's pattern gallery.

 

Number of stitches: 437 x 159   (wide x high)
Size of stitched design: View size in my choice of fabric - Click here (fabric calculator)
Stitches: Cross stitch (no fractional stitches)

Chart: Black and White

Threads: DMC embroidery floss or Silk thread Soie Surfine from "Le Ver à soie".

Number of colors: 11

 

Themes: Antique sampler, Antiques, Reproduction, Tree of Life, symbols

 

 

>> see more reproduction samplers charted by Muriel Berceville

>> see more monograms and alphabets (all designers).

 

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