Elizabeth Eyles 1799 pattern

Elizabeth Eyles 1799

Note from the designer - "This sweet English sampler is the first I've ever seen with a border made up of flying cherubs. It also features a "geode" (mosaic) parrot- a distinctively stylized bird that appears on other samplers made in England, New England, and the Netherlands throughout the late 18th and early 19th centuries."
The verse is: All you my frends who now expect To see a piece of work thus performed By me cast but a smile on this my Mean endeavour ill strive to mend and Be obedient ever. Elizabeth Eyles aged 9 years march the 9 1799

Stitch Count: 224w x 270h