Abiah Dickinson 1714 Sampler - CBE 33 Ships West cliff- seted on a

West cliff- seted on a cart on Flowergate

E Metcalf of Whitby

This traditional sampler of an alphabet

Upper harbour with washing hanging out to dry at Dock End

Abiah Dickinson 1714 Sampler - CBE 33 Ships West cliff- seted on aThe chart measures 125 stitches wide by 260 stitches high. The pattern is stitched in cross stitch , half cross stitch , eyelets and back stitch, and so is suitable for linen. This sampler was stitched by Abiah Dickinson in1714 (born 1703 whitby) The original sampler is stitched in wool on linen. It measures 210mm wide by480mm high. Due to thread loss and that the sampler is in a frame, this is not a completely true reproduction but a close copy. The