Works by ABC - Rosena Disery 1820 Valentine Shakespeare's Peddler - Antique Cats

Shakespeare's Peddler - Antique Cats & Crowns

This sweet little basket is constructed from a 3" gardeners peat pot and your cross-stitch work gets finished in the top of the basket

1124 Sandcastle

perfect for finishing edges of smalls

Threads:  GAST with DMC conversion

Works by ABC - Rosena Disery 1820 Valentine Shakespeare's Peddler - Antique CatsWorks by ABC Rosena Disery 1820 Rosena Disery stitched her sampler in 1820 at the New York African Free School. It is one of a few samplers known to have been stitched by a Black girl and one of only two from this school. This pattern was created with permission of the New York Historical Society, which owns Rosena's sampler. Amazingly, for a 19th century Black woman, there is a good deal known about Rosena's life. Extensive information about her and