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School Girl Samplers from Ackworth, by Carol Humphrey, Singapore 1006, in English, 232 pages, lavishly illustrated with numerous colored photos, ISBN: 10: 0-9552086-1-0 published by needleprint@yahoo.com A very special surprise lies in the inside of the books jacket. There one finds a charted pattern for stitching an Ackworth School Quaker Medallion sampler. This sampler was originally wrought by Mary Thompson in 1805. |
Sarah Evans' Sampler 1801 (Scholar 1799-1801 from Birmingham) © Ackworth School Estates Limited |
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