Margaret Pearse Ivey Antique Needlework Sampler England dated 1845 Inscribed: Margaret Pearse Ivey ended this work March the 20 in the year of our Lord 1845 in the tenth year of her age. The unusual central house is surrounded with a variety of birds, flowering basket motifs, and a flowering vine border. The verse at the top muses about how paper and ink can give way to more binding silk and dye. Silk on gauze linen; 13 ¾" x 15" sight. Sold STEPHEN & CAROL HUBER (860) 388-6809 Hubers@AntiqueSamplers.com View Other Samplers