CURRENT SELECTION OF ANTIQUE SAMPLERS


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Mary Abel

Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, 1820

Mary Coffin

Nantucket, Massachusetts, circa 1812

Harriot Heathorn

Cranbrook, Kent, England, 1813

Abigail Foster

Andover, Massachusetts, 1810

Anna Landis

Fallsington Boarding School, 
Bucks County, Pennsylvania, 1803

Ann Garrett

Bocking, Essex County, England, 1802

Elisabeth Beaty

Longtown, Cumberland, England, 1844

Deborah Longacre

Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, 1835

Deborah Burton

Bristol, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, 1803

Huldah Perley

Boxford, Massachusetts, circa 1755

M. Weston

 England, 1760

Rachel Moxham

Ackworth School, 
Yorkshire, England, 1799

Sarah Wills

Pine Grove School,
Burlington County, New Jersey, 1811

Pictorial Dutch Sampler

Zeeland, the Netherlands, 1791

Westtown School Medallion and Motif Sampler

 Chester County, Pennsylvania, 1808

Mary Bear

Leacock, Lancaster County,
Pennsylvania, 1836

Christiana Horner

Bridghouse, West Yorkshire,
England, 1714 

Eliza Springall

St. Giles, Norfolk,
England, circa 1787

Caroline Darling

Marlborough, Middlesex County,  
Massachusetts, 1819

Sister Samplers

Clementina Batlle y Grau, 1822 
and Gertrudis Batlle y Grau 1823,
Barcelona, Spain

Elizabeth Hull

Westchester, New York, 1832

Fatima Cushing

Scituate, Plymouth County,
Massachusetts, circa 1817

Hussif or Sampler Pocket, “A Gift to Jane Hankinson”

 England, 1830

Eliza Williams

England, 1859

Darning Sampler

Netherlands, 1747

Jane Eliza Pope

Hampshire, England, 1837

Anne Paisey

Aberayron, Cardiganshire,
Wales, 1833

Betty Ladd

Ten Commandments,
England, 1768

Maria D. Bigelow

Marlborough, Middlesex County,
Massachusetts, 1837

Mary Treen

Rugby, Warwickshire,
England,1834

Ann Stone

England, 1820

Pictorial Sampler, School of Mrs. Mary Ralston,

Easton, Northampton County,
Pennsylvania, circa 1830

Mary M. Boyden

Ashford, Windham County,
Connecticut, 1827

Olivia Ann Hewes

Newton, Massachusetts, 1829

Jane Nunn,

England, 1815

Mary Appleton

 Ackworth School, Yorkshire, England,
circa 1827

Eliza Axford,

Carrfield House, England, 1831

Elizabeth Ecklee

Mrs. Hill’s Academy, Kempsey,
Worcestershire, England, 1804

 

Catharine Ritter,

Reading, Pennsylvania, 1833

Caroline McVaugh,

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1820

“Pot Holder”, initialed N. D.

 American, 18th century

Sally S. Smith,

Probably New England, United States, 1836

Rowbottom samplers,

England, 1825 and 1828

Mary Jane Sarrell,

“The Watch”, England, 1849

Susanna Hickson,

Leicestershire, England, 1783

Lamb of God Sampler,

Netherlands, 1926

Les Pensionnaires Pieuse,

France, circa 1820

Parrot Embroidery on Paper,

probably English, circa 1820

Flower Basket with Darning Squares,

England, circa 1800

 

Ann Cass,

Brompton-by-Sawdon,
Yorkshire, England, 1773

Susan B. Gardner

Somerset, Bristol County,
Massachusetts, 1833

Elizabeth McCoy,

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1813

Hannah Erden

England, 1817

Mercy Kemp,

Yalding, Kent, England, 1814

Mary Donnoghue,

Boston, Massachusetts, 1827

Catharine Bickel,

Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, 1827

Exotic Bird on a Basket of Berries,

 England, circa 1850

Band Sampler,

MEK, United Kingdom, 1732

(left) front of 1732 sampler initialled MEK
(right) reverse of 1732 sampler initialled MEK
“The Wheat Sheaf Inn Posting House and Family Inn”,

England, circa 1840

Pair of Handheld English Fire Screens

with Rosewood Handles, circa 1840

Martha Aslett

Miniature Sampler, England, 1851

Bird and Berries Needlework Picture

England, early 19th century