Elizabeth Whitworth Sampler 1846 PDF new and hope you enjoy stitching

and hope you enjoy stitching it as much as we enjoyed bringing it back to life

I have found the school and a birth record of a matching Miss Sweeting nearby

It is part of a seasonal set

She married Thomas Sale in February of 1840

This design is stitched on 32ct linen with Ginnie Thompson Flower threads

Elizabeth Whitworth Sampler 1846 PDF new and hope you enjoy stitchingElizabeth was found in a small embroidered purse in Hollow Rock TN. I bought her from the Estate of Carole Wahler who passed away in 2023. Her famous stoneware collection was auctioned off in February 2025 fetching 1. 34 million. This sampler was part of that collection. It had to live for a couple of weeks in the freezer because I wanted to be sure any infestation eating the wool threads was gone. There is a possibility that the sampler originated