Antique Embroidered 1818 Alphabet Sampler, with Attribution, in Adirondack Frame Aksumite the map depicts the North

the map depicts the North Branch coal mine in Garrett County

from morning sun till dine

The two little houses up on the hill are pretty good too

which I would guess may be the initials of its maker

There is loss to one edge of the glass but it doesn't show from the front

Antique Embroidered 1818 Alphabet Sampler, with Attribution, in Adirondack Frame Aksumite the map depicts the NorthThere is information taped to the back of this frame attributing this sampler to "Grandma" (Bonere it looks to me, but a bit hard to read) and dating it to 1818, when she was 8 years old. It is in such pristine condition it looks as if it might have been done yesterday, but the absence of the J and U, the fraktur style lettering of the first half (through to the M, then changing style with the N) and the round hand of the second half all seem right to