Marking Sampler dated 1853 Signed Knopf Continental

What a perfect time of year to present this lively sampler boasting turkey red thread on a linen ground that will render color and an early look to your home without delay! This piece was owned by an antique collector and dealer from Virginia who obviously had impeccable taste! This marking sampler may have Dutch origin and is simple in form yet effectively executed by the maker, “Charlotte Knopf” with various rows of the alphabet exhibiting lower and upper case letters. I am especially drawn to the third row as the letters are fancy and really seem to capture our attention. The signature and the date of “1853” can be found on the bottom portion of this needlework piece. The stitches are all accounted for and the subtle design element located at the top represents a variation of several scroll patterns that terminate in the middle of the second top row. The first row is comprised of a multitude of vertical “V’s” that possess an underline statement also terminating in the middle.