A needlework sampler by Margaret Williamson, dated May 15, 1795, the muslin field worked with green, red and brown silks forming a verse entitled "A Night Piece", the continuous border of trailing flowers, above a shepherd and shepherdess with sheep and a dog, areas of repair and fading, severe holes, framed and glazed, 1ft 3in. x 1ft 3½in. (38 x 39cm); another sampler dated 1820, worked with red, green and brown silks forming birds, crowns, trees and deer, around the names Lord Bourne, Mrs. Hopkins and Mrs. Wood, within a continuous strawberry border, severe holes, framed and glazed, 1ft x 1ft (30 x 30cm) (3)

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A needlework sampler by Margaret Williamson, dated May 15, 1795, the muslin field worked with green, red and brown silks forming a verse entitled "A Night Piece", the continuous border of trailing flowers, above a shepherd and shepherdess with sheep and a dog, areas of repair and fading, severe holes, framed and glazed, 1ft 3in. x 1ft 3½in. (38 x 39cm); another sampler dated 1820, worked with red, green and brown silks forming birds, crowns, trees and deer, around the names Lord Bourne, Mrs. Hopkins and Mrs. Wood, within a continuous strawberry border, severe holes, framed and glazed, 1ft x 1ft (30 x 30cm) (3)

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