A sampler by Elizabeth Knight 1791 embroidered in coloured silks predominantly in shades of brown, green, blue and pink, mainly in cross stitch with Algerian eye, with alphabets and numerals interspersed with the verse "Let Children..." and spot motifs including cherubs, an unicorn and a stag, within a stylised foliate border--15½ x 19¼in. (39 x 48cm.), framed and glazed

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A sampler by Elizabeth Knight 1791 embroidered in coloured silks predominantly in shades of brown, green, blue and pink, mainly in cross stitch with Algerian eye, with alphabets and numerals interspersed with the verse "Let Children..." and spot motifs including cherubs, an unicorn and a stag, within a stylised foliate border--15½ x 19¼in. (39 x 48cm.), framed and glazed
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