Own an absolute pinnacle of modern American textile history with this museum-quality, finished master sampler hand-wrought by Alyce Beene in 1985. Alyce Beene was widely celebrated as a master national needlearts instructor and an elite craftsman evaluator for the Embroiderers' Guild of America (EGA).

This heirloom-tier piece exhibits a master class of historic textile techniques. The inner panel holds beautifully balanced typography surrounded by delicate satin-stitch borders. The upper and lower margins elevate the canvas into true textile fine art, showcasing exquisite Hardanger lace open-work square grids, intricate drawn-thread structural geometric patterns, and a beautiful woven reticella star motif in the bottom corner.

Condition: Museum-grade vintage condition. The fabric and embroidery floss are perfectly preserved, exceptionally clean, and completely free from sun fading, smoke yellowing, fabric age spots, or structural canvas decay.

Display Potential: An exquisite heirloom reference piece for museum preservation, a high-end specialty textile collection, or archival custom framing.Shipping: Shipped perfectly flat in an archival-grade protective sleeve encased inside double-walled rigid heavy cardboard to eliminate any wrinkling, folding, or fabric stress.

Provenance: Masterpiece Work from the Personal Estate of Master Needlearts Instructor Alyce Beene (EGA Evaluator)

Technique/Style: Mixed Specialty Sampler: Combined Counted Cross-Stitch, Traditional Norwegian Hardanger Cutwork, Drawn-Thread Work, and Reticella Lace Needle-WeavingMedium: Fully Completed / Finished Exhibition-Quality Sampler Canvas

Text / Quote: The Biblical Mizpah Blessing: "The Lord watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another."Signature & Date: Hand-stitched text: "Wrought by Alyce Beene 1985"Color Palette: Monochromatic Maroon/Burgundy Floss on an Off-White/Cream Premium Linen Canvas

Dimensions: 17” by 21”