Anne Davies 1873 Sampler Paper Chart easy cross stitch We can leave all the

We can leave all the quirkiness in honor of sweet Catharine who made it unique

The restitch is longer than the orginal which was stitched on unevenweave linen

Dimensions: 12" × 7

The lovely Grace Jarvis Board School sampler is from 1880

5 inches loosely hemed

Anne Davies 1873 Sampler Paper Chart easy cross stitch We can leave all theAnne Davies Welsh sampler oozes charm. She fit so many beautiful motifs onto her sampler, with the bird taking center stage above Eve & Adam. Welsh samplers were always in tune with nature, which also shows with the plethora of flower baskets. She was born around 1860 and probably glad to be alive as yellow fever was going on around 1860 1865 in Wales. In my research I found families that had sometimes more than five children die during that period.