143: AN 1815 CROSS STITCH SAMPLER WITH ADAM AND EVE THEME

(1815)
The cross stitched linen sampler executed in a light color palette of silk needlework depicts Adam, Eve, snake and apple tree above a meandering horizontal vine over a six-line verse and the maker's signature line: Ann Broom Her Work In The Year 1815. Taught By Mary Cocksey Wenbury Frith. Along the bottom are stitched depictions of flowers in vases and pot as well as a fruit basket and dog. The whole is enclosed within a meandering vine border.
Sight size measures 13.25 x 11 with a framed size of 15.5 x 13 inches.
Very good condition, noting only minor areas of light toning, clean and bright colored with two small holes extreme upper right edge.
$200 - $400