Professionally framed needlepoint cross stitch sampler with bedtime prayer Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep… All in blue thread cross stitch. Colored thread border depicts cats, dog, girl praying at bedside, moon and stars and sunflower on vines. Piece measures 17.5 x 13.25 in. Gilt wood frame with glass over antique sampler. A few mild blemished to piece , consistent with age and exposure. No surface issues with frame.Property of South Salem, NY Collectors Estateframed Antique sampler, , Handiwork arts and crafts, Cross stitched Prayer Sampler, Framed Embroidery fabric , artisanal , wall decor, decorative arts, Collectible Sampler, Americana, Needlepoint Cross Stitch Sampler, Antiques, Bedtime prayer sampler Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep…, Home decor and accessories, American Antique Cross Stitch Craft Sampler, 3 ( Art wall) A needlework sampler is a piece of embroidery or cross-stitching made as a 'specimen of achievement', demonstrating embroidery stitch skill and literate learning. It often included the alphabet, figures, prayers, etc. with decorative borders and sometimes the name of the person who embroidered it and the date. In early America, they were not made for hobby or as a way to pass leisure time.