Description
A Rare Quaker Croyden School Extract Sampler by Emily Jane Matthews dated 1837. The verse ‘Harvest’ being a common one on many Quaker samplers from different schools like Ackworth, Milverton & York. [Emily attended Croyden School between 1835-37. The school was originally Clerkenwell Workhouse & School founded in 1702]. 12½” x 10¼” (32 cm x 26 cm) excluding modern frame.