Antique American needlework sampler by Maggie Stewart, worked in multicolored thread on linen with rows of alphabets and numerals above a large central house surrounded by trees, flowers, urns, birds and other decorative motifs. The lower portion includes the maker's name and additional stitched lettering. Housed in a distinctive period-style crossed-corner wooden frame. A visually rich example of traditional schoolgirl needlework combining literacy exercises with domestic and symbolic imagery. 23"x23"