Jane Parson Sampler Pattern 1841 Selina Ellis 1860 The stitch count is 261

The stitch count is 261 wide by 340 high

including a single page of the pattern in color

Thread Gatherer overdyed Silk and Mill Hill beads ( see supply list at the end of the pattern

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so her birth could have been late 1791 or early 1792

Jane Parson Sampler Pattern 1841 Selina Ellis 1860 The stitch count is 261I found the Jane Parson Sampler in an antique shop in Massachusetts, only about two hours from where Jane was born in Hinsdale MA in June of 1823. Her being somewhat older (18) when she stitched this sampler explains the exactness of it. The border, the spaces between stitches, and the symmetry and composition were executed so well. Many sampler stitchers had difficulties aligning their border perfectly and symmetrically, Jane had mastered this. The