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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Northern Lights Lodge, post: 2307315, member: 13464&quot;]I&#039;m more apt to first look at the fabric rather than the frame. It looks like handwoven linen from the photos to me. It has a very uneven weave; and the fact that there are a number of very worn areas...speaks to me. I know that reproductions do show up; but this one seems to be &quot;extreme&quot; if it is a repro. Although they may tea dye and give it signs of wear; it seems to be unusual if it is indeed a repro, to be worked on handwoven.&nbsp; And if the repro maker went to all that work to use handwoven linen; and give it signs of wear; it seems like they would have used a more appropriately dated frame... it probably wouldn&#039;t have been under glass originally. To me it still has an &quot;original&quot; vibe.&nbsp; LOL... and frankly, as Debora mentioned... the choice of verse is quite &quot;humorless&quot; - rather stiffly pious. If I was making a repro; I&#039;d want it to be more &quot;cheerful&quot;. </p><p>But, as I said earlier; I&#039;m not a sampler expert...</p><p>I do love trying to &quot;figure&quot; out something&#039;s history though!</p><p>Leslie[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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