Current Selections (click image for more information)

Anna Clymer, Philadelphia,

Pennsylvania, 1817

Lydia Burrill, Salem,

Massachusetts, circa 1795

Mary Paul, Germantown,

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1821

Juliann Wilson, Nottingham West,

New Hampshire, 1818

Abigail Elliot, Beverly,

Massachusetts, circa 1832

Samplers by Sisters:

Amelia and Ruhammah Larimer,
Library, Allegheny County,
Pennsylvania, 1828 and 1832

Catherine Earnest, Pennsylvania, 1844

Roxcy Bocemsdes, Charlestown,

Rhode Island, circa 1819

Charlotte Reed, Milton,

Massachusetts, 1813

Deborah Fullar, Topsham, Maine, 1806

Juliaett R. Farnam, Deerfield,

Portage County, Ohio, 1837

Sarah H. Fisher, Franklin,

Norfolk County, Massachusetts, 1825

ICH, Hamburg, Germany, 1819

Catherine Elizabeth Gray,

Charles County, Maryland, circa 1835

Mary Smith, Philadelphia,

Pennsylvania, 1790

Samplers by Sisters:

Jane Johnson and Belinda Hills Johnson
Leominster, Massachusetts, 1819 and 1826

Emeline Malita Richardson,

Franklin, Massachusetts, 1826

Jane Robinson, Baltimore, Maryland, 1818

Eliza H. Booth,

Battle Creek, Calhoun County,
Michigan, 1850

Euphemia Drybourgh, Fife, Scotland, 1849

Margaret Latham, Levens School,

Westmorland, England, 1839

“Jephthah Laments His Rash Vow,”

Mary Lewis, Misses Patten School,
Hartford, Connecticut, circa 1800

Pictorial Sampler, Holland, circa 1800

Ann Cosson, Philadlephia, Pennsylvania, 1821

“Memen to Mori” silk embroidery,

Moses and Elizabeth Peck,
Boston, Massachusetts, circa 1810

Lovilla Emery,

Hillsborough, New Hampshire, 1833

Mary Howe, England, 1832

Silk Embroidered Memorial to George Torrey,

Scituate, Massachusetts, circa 1815

Mary Lane, England, 1795

Sidney Caroline Hendricks,

Lititz Moravian Girls’ School,
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 1823
Provenance: Collection of Betty Ring

Beadwork Hussif,

The Royal Regiment, India, 1857

Mary Ann Eliza Collard,

London, England, 1828

Mary Ann Coolidge,

Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1824

Carolina Freiderica Trierin,

Leipzig, Germany, 1765

Susanna Mary Mumford, Southchurch,

Essex, England, circa 1860

Mary D. Herring,

Malden, Massachusetts, 1803

Amy Gertrude Swaine,

Queensbury National School,
England, 1890

Jane Greaves, England, 1831

Susan W. Ruggles, East Bridgewater,

Plymouth County, Massachusetts, 1816

Les Pensionnaires Pieuse,

France, circa 1820

Marking Sampler,

probably English, circa 1825

Feltwork Picture of Charlotte Mourning Werter,

English, circa 1840

Ann Walker, American, 1830

Lititz Moravian Girl’s School Silk Embroidery

by Eliza Carolina Dagen of New Windsor,
Frederick County, Maryland, 1822

Houghton Family Record Sampler,

Winchendon, Massachusetts, circa 1820

Beadwork from Turkish

Prisoners of War, 1916

Theresa Sawonek, probably Poland, 1845

Sarah Holl, England, 1805

Sally Robinson,

probably Bennington, Vermont, 1797

SFD, United States, 1838

Betsy Ayres, North Brookfield,

Worcester County, Massachusetts, 1813
Provenance: Betty Ring Collection

Elizabeth Ham Walsh,

Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 1822

Harriet B. Smith, Quaker,

Pennsylvania, 1808

Needlework on Punched Paper,

Origin Unknown, circa 1880

Deborah Hearsey,

Hingham, Massachusetts, 1820

Adaline L. Young, Lebanon,

New London County, Connecticut, 1833

Sarah Ann Ward, England, 1815

Basket of Flowers with Butterflies and Sheep,

Delaware or Philadelphia, circa 1810

Abigail Ingalls, Methuen,

Massachusetts, 1811

Pair of Miniature Samplers with Biblical Verse,

England, circa 1860

Woolwork Picture, Bray Church,

Near Maidenhead,
Berkshire, England, circa 1850

Embroidered Lady's Pocket,

England, early 18th century