Rachel De La Rue, 1825, A Guernsey Channel Island Antique Sampler Reproduction- PREORDER
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Rachel De La Rue, 1825, A Guernsey Channel Island Antique Sampler Reproduction
Linen: 40 count Patriot’s Brew by R and R ReproductionsThread: Weeks Dye Works
Stitch Count: 245 wide x 263 high Design Size on 40 count: 12.25 inches wide x 13.15 inches high
Original: approx. 15 ¾ inches wide x 15 ¾ inches high on 28 count linen over two threads with cotton
Stitches used: cross stich over two, cross stitch over one, satin stitch
About the Antique: Rachel tells us she was eleven years old when she finished her sampler in 1825 making her birth year 1813 or 1814. The antique dealer indicates she was from Guernsey in the Channel Islands. With this information in mind, an ancestry search reveals a Rachel born in this time frame, living in Saint Martin, Guernsey, who married Nicholas Tourtel and had a daughter named Henriette, born January 1,1849, and at least two other children, Nicholas and Eleanor. One of Rachel’s ancestors was Thomas de LaRue, most likely an uncle, (1793-1866), who became famous and whose company name lives on to this day.
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