Martha Worboys Bristol 1878- Cross Stitch Chart by Violets & Verses

Reproduction sampler 

Model stitched on 46 count Up in the Attic linen by Fox & Rabbit with Au Ver a Soie 100/3 silk #499

Stitch count: 292w x 405h

Martha stitched this beautiful red Bristol sampler when she was 14 years old. She remained at the orphanage until the age of 17 when she went to work as a house servant...I'm sure using this sampler as her resume. The many bands on this sampler make is a special Bristol in its symmetry.