The side of the sampler is 15.3 inches tall and 113.8 inched wide. It was stitched with red cotton thread.

This sampler is unusual because if you look closely you will see a double pattern at the bottom. We don't know if Emma started over with her sampler or attached a stitched piece from someone else's sampler to the bottom of her sampler to work from. We do know that the girls copied motifs and elements from each others samplers. Using a previously stitched piece as a template would have been something the girls would have done. If you look closely at the bottom of the added piece you will see a dot of red thread where Emma or someone marked the middle of the design. This is the only sampler that has surfaced to date where there were two pieces stitched together. We are glad that, especially if Emma had to start over, that she finished her lovely sampler.

The format of the piece is the Tic-Tac-Toe style of sampler that was popular in the mid 1880's. Sections of motifs or saying were divided by border bands.

The E. Pratt sampler is in the collection of the Victoria and Albert museum in London. The images of the sampler shown here are copyright the Victoria and Albert Museum, London and are presented here with their permission.

The admission and dismissal records for the three children, older sister Susan, Emma, and brother Peter were provided by the George Muller Charitable Trust.