Antique Victorian hand-stitched needlework sampler, believed to date from 1858.

Features several rows of embroidered alphabets in different lettering styles, decorative borders and a religious verse. The inscription at the bottom appears to read “Elizabeth Barren Neave, Aged 8, 1858”.

Worked in coloured threads on a linen-like fabric and presented in a glazed wooden frame.

Approximate framed measurements: 32 × 58 cm.

Displays age-related fading, discolouration and wear consistent with its considerable age. The frame also shows some signs of wear.

Please refer to photographs for condition.