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Message:: [QUOTE="Jeff Drum, post: 2318161, member: 6444"]This may be a definition thing. As far as I can tell, cross-stitch is the type of stitch used here, and AFAIK, that and other stitches can be used on either Needlepoint or Embroidery. This isn't Embroidery, so doesn't that mean it is needlepoint? Wikipedia says needlepoint is counted thread embroidery stitched through a stiff open weave canvas, which is what this linen weave looks like to me. They also say that typically needlepoint covers the whole canvas, and this doesn't, with stitches used only for the words. But it sounds like it is still needlepoint even if the background isn't filled in? No one mentioned how fine the weave is - at 60 threads per inch would this be referred to as petit point? She would actually make sense, esp. being English. She would have been 16 at the time this was made. And the fine weave does lead me to believe that this was likely done by someone young and not someone too old to see the weave. Early death of both parents could steer someone towards religion. That said, without knowing more about her (like whether she followed that Religious Tract Society religion you found), no way of knowing for sure. Very sad to see she died at 18. Since everyone agrees this isn't a sampler, but then what do we call this? And would this appeal to sampler collectors due to its age - or is it pretty much worthless?[/QUOTE]