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26 Spot Motif Sampler, England, mid 17th century .+-.. : -. We are pleased to offer this fine spot motif sampler worked in England circa 1640 to 1660; it exhibits twenty beautifully worked geometric designs each of which was executed in the queen's stitch. Spot samplers date from as early as the 1590s and were being made into the later part of the 17th century; they are characterized by a haphazard arrangement of individual naturalized figures and geometric patterns. Samplers from the Victoria and Albert Museum by Clare Browne and Jennifer Wearden, illustrates several spot samplers from that collection (plates 7 through 14) and states that these samplers were rarely signed or dated. Many known examples remain partially unfinished (refer to plate 12 of the same publication). In that this sampler was not framed until just recently, it is in pristine condition, retaining its strong, original color. The sampler was worked in silk on linen and has been conservation mounted into a gold leaf frame. Sampler size: 30\Price: $4200. Martha Ann Seitz, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania, 1833 Martha Ann Seitz was on born July 22, 1818 to Mennonites, David and Mary (Wade) Seitz of Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania. David Seitz was a farmer and miller who lived initially near Strasburg and, by 1830, moved to Lancaster Township. Martha's sampler features a very good assortment of pictorial motifs: potted flowers, a basket of fruit, butterflies, flowers, various trees and many little birds with a nicely designed border providing a fine framework. The verse is an excerpt from a hymn entitled, \1854), a Scottish writer whose works were published and would have been widely available; it reads as follows: \Descends, a sweet engaging form I The messenger of hevenly love I The bow of promise in a storm.\Martha married Christian Shirk and they lived in Franklin Co., Pennsylvania where they had at least one child, a daughter Mariah, born in 1844. Her husband was a drover (i.e., a driver of cattle or sheep). Worked in silk on linen, it is in excellent condition, conservation mounted into a curly maple and cherry cornerblock frame. Sampler size: 16W' x 17W' Price: $5200. M. Finkel ~ Daughter. M IER icA's LEADING s Al\\ IPLER AND NEEDLEWORK DEALER