Shaker Sampler made by Amanda Olmsted
Union Village, Lebanon,
Warren County, Ohio, 1836
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Pair of Silk Embroideries
England, 18th century
Lydia Kephart
Doylestown, Bucks County,
Pennsylvania, 1829
Sampler Pocket, “A Gift to Jane Hankinson”
England, 1830
Mary Bear
Leacock, Lancaster County,
Pennsylvania, 1836
Mary Lancaster, Westtown School Darning Sampler
Chester County, Pennsylvania, 1815
Abigail Woolley
North School, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, 1805
Family Record Sampler by Rebecca Tirrell
Boston, Massachusetts, 1826
Catherine Simmons
England, 1809
Kitty Kay Pennington
Harworth, Nottinghamshire
England, 1784
Flower Bouquet Pattern Darning Sampler
England, circa 1790
Buttonhole Sampler
Germany, 1791
Provenance: Emma-Henriette Schiff
von Suvero Collection
“Pot Holder”, initialed N. D.
American, 18th century
Maria D. Bigelow
Marlborough, Middlesex County,
Massachusetts, 1837
Eliza Tomlinson
England, 1823
Whitework Pictorial Sampler
Basket of Flowers with Eight Vignettes,
Northern Europe, initialed M. N., circa 1780
Sally McDuffee
Londonderry, Rockingham County,
New Hampshire, circa 1798 to 1800
Hannah Erden
England, 1817
Bird and Berries Needlework Picture
England, early 19th century
Abby Dimmock
under the instruction of her sister, Henrietta Dimmock,
Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, 1834
Needlework and Calligraphy on Paper,
“Bird of Paradise,” Mary Ann Teague, Aged 6,
Penzance, England, 1840
Mary Donnoghue,
Boston, Massachusetts, 1827
Bone Alphabet Tiles
England, 19th century
Susan B. Gardner
Somerset, Bristol County,
Massachusetts, 1833
Martha Aslett
Miniature Sampler, England, 1851
Harmony D. Curtis
Worthington, Hampshire County,
Massachusetts, 1831
Elizabeth Simpson
Solebury, Bucks County,
Pennsylvania, 1815
Sophia Rittenhouse
Montgomery County,
Pennsylvania, circa 1820
Darning Sampler
Netherlands, 1715
Band Sampler,
MEK, United Kingdom, 1732
(left) front of 1732 sampler initialled MEK
(right) reverse of 1732 sampler initialled MEK
Elizabeth McCoy,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1813
Plushwork Bouquet of Flowers,
United States, circa 1850
Silk Embroidery of Pictorial Motifs,
Germany, circa 1830
“The Wheat Sheaf Inn Posting House and Family Inn”,
England, circa 1840
Catharine Bickel,
Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, 1827
Basket of Flowers Needlework Picture
United States, circa 1840
Exotic Bird on a Basket of Berries,
England, circa 1850
Mercy Kemp,
Yalding, Kent, England, 1814
Ann Cass,
Brompton-by-Sawdon,
Yorkshire, England, 1773
Flower Basket with Darning Squares,
England, circa 1800
Parrot Embroidery on Paper,
probably English, circa 1820
Susanna Hickson,
Leicestershire, England, 1783
Pair of Handheld English Fire Screens
with Rosewood Handles, circa 1840
Sally S. Smith,
Probably New England, United States, 1836
Mary Jane Sarrell,
“The Watch”, England, 1849
Les Pensionnaires Pieuse,
France, circa 1820
Caroline McVaugh,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1820
Darning Sampler,
Netherlands, 1824
Catharine Ritter,
Reading, Pennsylvania, 1833
Elizabeth Ecklee
Mrs. Hill’s Academy,
Kempsey, Worcestershire, England, 1804
Rowbottom samplers,
England, 1825 and 1828
Caroline Darling
Marlborough, Middlesex County,
Massachusetts, 1819
Rachel Matlack
Burlington County, New Jersey, 1784
Mary Appleton
Ackworth School, Yorkshire, England,
circa 1827
Eliza Axford,
Carrfield House, England, 1831
Jane Nunn,
England, 1815
Pictorial Sampler, School of Mrs. Mary Ralston,
Easton, Northampton County,
Pennsylvania, circa 1830
Mary Treen
Rugby, Warwickshire,
England,1834
Lamb of God Sampler,
Netherlands, 1926
CCHF, Pictorial Motif Sampler with Noah's Ark,
Hamburg, Germany, 1823
Catharine L. Channon
Germantown, Pennsylvania, 1826
Olivia Ann Hewes
Newton, Massachusetts, 1829
Fatima Cushing
Scituate, Plymouth County,
Massachusetts, circa 1817
Mary M. Boyden
Ashford, Windham County,
Connecticut, 1827