A sampler by Sarah Edwards 181[2?] worked in coloured silks mainly in cross stitch with a central Adam and Eve motif, an elegant house above and the verse "This Lifes a dream...", bordered with various spot motifs including peacocks, stags and angels, within a stylised border of strawberries--16 x 21in. (42 x 54cm.), framed and glazed, some holing

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A sampler by Sarah Edwards 181[2?] worked in coloured silks mainly in cross stitch with a central Adam and Eve motif, an elegant house above and the verse "This Lifes a dream...", bordered with various spot motifs including peacocks, stags and angels, within a stylised border of strawberries--16 x 21in. (42 x 54cm.), framed and glazed, some holing

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