Large English Woolen Sampler with Alphabets, Darning Patterns, and Deer boaters on river painting I believe in pencil

I believe in pencil

and the green over creamy white glaze is just lovely

Most measure in the neighborhood of  8 x 6 or so

with holes now in his grey knitted wool sweater as well as a couple in the purple wool robe underneath

Large English Woolen Sampler with Alphabets, Darning Patterns, and Deer boaters on river painting I believe in pencilOne of the things I really love about this unusually large English schoolgirl sampler is that it includes both alphabets and numbers (including roman numbers I V) AND darning samples (the square patterns on the lower half), which I especially love. Plus that wonderful bounding stag at center! Pretty decorative patterns along every edge, too, each different. Really super sweet, and in very good condition; I am uncertain of the age and am not a sampler