Current Selections (click image for more information)

Isabella Chrisman,

Wilson County, Tennessee, 1847

Jane Ann Ferguson,

Glasgow, Scotland, 1832

Abagail Breed, Lynn

Essex County, Massachusetts, 1813

Hepzibeth Brown, Greenwich School, Greenwich, Gloucester County,

New Jersey, 1810

Mary Hergesheimer

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, circa 1808

Sarah Ann McCoy,

Western Ohio or Eastern Indiana,
Mrs. Davis, Instructress, 1835

Mary Jane McKaleb,

Taneytown, Frederick County, Maryland, 1814

Silk Embroidered Memorial to George Torrey,

Scituate, Massachusetts, circa 1815

Elizabeth Covil Spurling,

Greenwich, England, 1826

Lydia Maynard,

Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, 1820

Linen Shift with Tiny Needle Lace Insert,

Europe, circa 1850

Miniature Linen Undergarment,

Europe, circa 1850

Alice Ann Groff,

Instructress Lydia Steel,
Strasburg, Lancaster County,
Pennsylvania, 1846

Susan Meader,

New Bedford, Massachusetts, 1818

Cynthia Eaton,

Sutton, Merrimack County,
New Hampshire, 1833

Charity Jane Kyle,

LaGrange, Dutchess County, New York, 1838

Panel of Buttons, Buttonholes

and Loop Fasteners,
Europe, circa 1850

Cuff and Partial Sleeve,

Europe, circa 1850

Selima F. Hebard,

Randolph, Orange County, Vermont, 1810

Needlework Picture on Laid Paper,

probably England, circa 1820

Caroline Goulding,

Hopkinton, Middlesex County,
Massachusetts, circa 1821

Caroline Augusta Eaton,

Cincinnati, Ohio, 1825

Mary Lee, England, 1786

Sally F. Alden,

Randolph, Norfolk County,
Massachusetts, circa 1818

Schoolgirl Watercolor and Pen & Ink Map

of the United States,
Susan Mott, Flushing, New York, 1818

Pair of Needlework Pictures,

Edith Pearson, England, 1772

Mary Howe, England, 1832

Eugenia Danels Mumma

Baltimore, Maryland, 1835

Mary D. Herring,

Malden, Massachusetts, 1803

Susan T. Chamberlin, Sampler and

Bead Chain, Lebanon, York Country, Maine, 1833 and 1835

Eliza M. Kellogg,

Amherst, Massachusetts, age 9, 1831

Christianna Anne Stiner,

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1828

Sidney Caroline Hendricks,

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

Woolwork Picture, Bray Church,

Near Maidenhead,
Berkshire, England, circa 1850

Mary Belsterling,

Philadelphia, circa 1817

Mary Luckham,

South Milton, Devon, England, 1839

Mary A. How,

Pennsylvania, 1828

Pictorial Sampler,

Initialed LS, France, 1851

Hannah L. Barker,

Wilton, Hillsborough County,
New Hampshire, 1816

Sarah Ann Clare, England, 1824

Elizabeth Seal,

Chester County, Pennsylvania, 1814

Emeline A. Smith,

Leominster, Massachusetts, 1828

Rachel Elizabeth Morgan,

New York, New York, 1838

Margaret Spender, England, 1810

Beulah Lippincott, Burlington County,

New Jersey, 1825

Sary Sanderson, England, 1749

Alice Lister, with unusual use of tiny feathers, England, 1787

Elizabeth Selwood,

A. Bennett’s School, Bradford, Wiltshire, England, 1833

Lydia Young,

Lincoln, Penobscot County, Maine,
Instructress Rebekah Morton, 1833

Sarah Gaunt, England, 1803

Harriet Mead, probably Vermont, 1814

“House Guest” Miniature Sampler,

England, circa 1820

Arabella Downer,

Thetford, Orange County, Vermont, 1820

Birds, Flowers and Basket Needlework Picture with Beads, circa 1870