A late Victorian needlework sampler by Minnie Greenaway

A late Victorian needlework sampler by Minnie Greenaway, worked with alphabets, numbers, Roman numerals and the first verse of 'Little Things' by the American poet and educator Julia Carney, with a floral border and signed and dated 'Minnie Greenaway. Aged 12. 1889', 26.5 x 21.2cm, in a glazed bird's eye maple frame.

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