Description
Lydia Burgess 1851 Cross Stitch Pattern by Victorian Rose Needlearts.
Lydia Burgess stitched her English sampler depicting a sweet bird enjoying the fragrance of a rose in the year 1851. The rose has a rich history symbolizing love, wisdom, & devotion. This type of sampler is common for schoolgirls of the period to have stitched as their first sampler, then they woudl have stitched a more elaborate pictorial sampler after.
Stitch Count: 145w x 186h.
