An early Victorian needlework sampler by Mary Ann Atkinson

An early Victorian needlework sampler by Mary Ann Atkinson, worked with an alphabet, a crown, a love heart and urns, inscribed 'These are the sons and daughters of Robert and Elizabeth Atkinson who were Married January 19 1809, Elizabeth Atkinson Born April 11 1811, George Atkinson Born Nove 28 1812, John? Atkinson Born July 19 1813, Margaret Atkinson Born Nov 10 1817, Robert Atkinson Born June 27 1820, Thomas Atkinson Born Oct 20 1822, Mary Ann Atkinson Born June 9 1826, signed and dated 'MARY ANN ATKINSON AGED 12 1839', 33.2 x 27.2cm, in a later glazed and ebonised frame.

Provenance: 'A Lifetime of Collecting'-The property of a gentleman.