Mary Coleby, Ackworth School 1803 - Cross Stitch Antiques - Pattern
Mary Coleby, Ackworth School 1803
A Quaker Antique Sampler Reproduction
Linen: 46 count Antique Button Medium Light by Mason Linen
Threads: Au Ver a Soie 100/3 silks
conversion for DMC, NPI provided
Stitch Count: 274 wide x 339 high
Model Finished Size: 11.91 inches wide x 14.73 inches high
Original: 13 inches wide x 16 inches high on 44 count linen over two threads, silk on linen
Stitches Used: cross stitch over two threads, Algerian eyelet, cross stitch over one for name, school, year
Provenance: On the back of this framed antique, was found a very aged handwritten note: “This Sampler was worked by
Mary Coleby of Kelvedon, Essex when Eleven years of age at Ackworth School Yorkshire. Born 1792 – married in 1814 to
Edward Gripper of Layer Breton Hall, Essex – had thirteen children – died 1862 – buried in Friends’ Burying Ground, Layer Breton. Further extensive provenance included in chart.