SAMPLER, 1820 Sampler, 1821SAMPLER, 1820 Sampler, 1821
SAMPLER. Anna Hanson AmericanSAMPLER. Anna Hanson American 1839 silk on linen. Closely worked floral vine border enclosing a verse fruit filled basket a row of strawberries and two plump birds. Good bright colors on a clean ground. In a frame 15 1/2''h. 15 3/4''w.
SAMPLER. Rebecca Read AmericanSAMPLER. Rebecca Read American 1829 silk on linen. Thirteen-year old Rebecca bordered her sampler with a scalloped flowering vine and worked a pair of pointed trees baskets birds and little dogs. In a frame 20 1/2''h. 22 1/2''w. Minor thread loss.
Group of six framed samplers printsGroup of six framed samplers prints etc. ?
SAMPLER. Mary Rigby AmericanSAMPLER. Mary Rigby American 1852 silk on canvas. A cat climbing a weeping willow under which stand two ladies dog at their feet. A large colorful parrot on one side a songbird on the other. Vining floral border and religious verse. Bright colors. In a frame 19 1/2''h. 21 1/2''w.
SAMPLER. Elizabeth Rosson AmericanSAMPLER. Elizabeth Rosson American or English 1874 wool on canvas. Pair motifs include birds deer dogs and flowering baskets and urns. In an old birdseye frame 29''h. 23''w. Background has some surface soiling.
SAMPLER. Charlotte Funnell EnglandSAMPLER. Charlotte Funnell England 1816 silk on wool. Tiny stitches depict two pair of Adam and Eve one pair having blue skin crows baskets and monkey-like dogs. Good color. In an older frame 14 1/2''h. 13''w. Bright colors on a clean ground. The wool has several small holes.
SAMPLER. American 1837 silkSAMPLER. American 1837 silk on linen. Large motifs of potted flowering plants flanked by smaller pairs of birds and trees over matching two-story houses separated by picket fence a man and a dog appear at one end. Signed ''Mary Ann Bowers her work 1837'' in sawtooth box. The whole is framed by three versions of a flowering vine border. In an older black frame 21''h. 21.50''w. Edge loss on frame. Clean ground and good color.
SAMPLER. Rebecca Coulter AmericanSAMPLER. Rebecca Coulter American 1838 silk on linen. Signed and dated sampler with bountiful basket of fruit and a bluebird. In a frame 11 1/8''h. 14''w.
HAND WORKED SAMPLER DATED 1820:HAND WORKED SAMPLER DATED 1820: Worked by Asenath Moore. ''O that my mind May be inclined To steady wisdoms way And as a dove to live in love And never go astray''. Showing basket of fruit, trees and a berry vine border. The sampler is 16 1/2'' x 11 3/4''. Framed under glass in worn frame. Matted and hand stitched to acid free matte. 23 3/4'' x 19 1/2''.
SAMPLER. Juliann Moore AmericanSAMPLER. Juliann Moore American 1841 silk on linen. Sets of alphabets over leafless trees and unfinished two-story house with decorative blue trim. In a frame 13''h. 15 1/4''w.
SAMPLER. Phebe Harris EnglandSAMPLER. Phebe Harris England 1796 silk on wool. Paired motifs of birds potted urns and trees surround the cartouche containing eleven-year-old Phebe's information. Imperfections. In an older frame 13''h. 13 1/2''w. Light color bleeding and holes in the ground fabric.
SAMPLER 1844 Small needlework samplerSAMPLER 1844 Small needlework sampler includes rows of alphabet and numbers people trees dog and birds nice detailed themes. 8'' x 10''. Faded. (VG Cond.)
SAMPLER - Student Work on LinenSAMPLER - Student Work on Linen by Elizabeth Yerman Heath 'Tenth Year of Her Age and the Year of Our Lord 1803 December 28' with vine border birds potted trees and flowers cats and dogs lion and crowns six line blessing and two line rhyme in vint
SAMPLER, 1863 D. Bowland, agedSAMPLER, 1863 D. Bowland, aged 11, 1863. With tower of Babylon, bardge and light, etc.
Two small samplers one wroughtTwo small samplers one wrought by Tabitha B. Winsor 1811 5.25''x5.75''
SAMPLER. Sarah Jane Bone EnglandSAMPLER. Sarah Jane Bone England 1798 silk on wool. An elaborate flowing border surrounds three rows of minutely stitched paired motifs including butterflies baskets animals and trees. A building resembling a lighthouse in the lowest band. A religious verse and her name and date in the center cartouche. In a frame 13 1/2''h. 18''w. Loss to ground darker backing shows in some of the holes.
SAMPLER. American 1847 silkSAMPLER. American 1847 silk and wool on linen. Marking sampler with a pair of white birds in a potted tree and two little dogs one red the other blue. Illegible. In a frame 9 1/4''h. 11 1/2''w. Color loss to lettering and thin area in ground. Small stain. May read ''Melinad Vote aged 12 ans 1847''
SAMPLER . Elizabeth Moore probablySAMPLER . Elizabeth Moore probably England 1793 silk on wool gauze. Delicate winding floral border surrounding moral verse. Some imperfections. In a frame 15 1/2''h. 14''w. Good colors. Some thread loss. Discolorations on ground and a few holes.
SAMPLER. Maria Whitts AmericanSAMPLER. Maria Whitts American or English 1847 silk on linen. Precisely stitched paired motifs include trees topped by birds two dark haired women both holding flowers floral filled baskets as well as a three-story brick house. Ten-year-old Maria signed and dated her work at the bottom edge. Bright colors. In an old frame 19'' x 19''. Sampler 13'' x 13''. A small amount of light toning and a few nail holes on edges. Frame has glued repair and may have had white china tacks in the corners.
SAMPLER. Probably English, silkSAMPLER. Probably English, silk on linen. Finely stitched petit point with verse, birds, fruit and flowers, dogs and cats, and a crown. "May 2nd 1849, Anne Attewell Aged 16 Years". Toning and pinpoint hole. Framed, 17.25"h. 15.25"w.
SAMPLER. Probably American ca.1850SAMPLER. Probably American ca.1850 silk on wool. Large two-toned rabbit anchors the bottom of the sampler at the top a figure of a young girl is flanked by oversized flowers smaller paired motifs included birds flowers and dogs. Signed ''Margaret Morse''. In a bird's-eye maple frame 20.25''h. 15.5''w. A few small holes in ground. Handwritten list of siblings births is taped to back but does not include parents names or location.
SAMPLER AND TWO PORTRAITS. American,SAMPLER AND TWO PORTRAITS. American, 2nd quarter 19th century, silk on linen. Simple cross stitched alphabets and initials "EAT". Frame has scratch carved name "Mandy", 10.25"h. 8.25"w. Together with two oval portraits. Three quarter graphite on paper of a woman, 8"h. 6.5"w., and a pastel on paper of a young woman with pearl necklace, 10.75"h. 7.5"w.
1804 pictorial and verse sampler,1804 pictorial and verse sampler, lower panel with woman holding fan and walking dog toward a man, tree and windmill, nine-line verse "Margaret Spencer Her Sampler Wrought in the 12th/Year of Her Age March the 12th 1804", border with three pendants, silk on linen, probably British, 17 x 12-3/4 in. (sight); later wood frame. Fading, tears and holes especially near windmill, not examined out of frame. Private Collection, Augusta, Georgia
Two samplers by sisters: both withTwo samplers by sisters: both with four lines of alphabet and numbers over the same eight-line verse, symmetrical placement of floral and animal motifs throughout, one stitched "Anna Ward/March the 1/1834", the other "Elizabeth Sarah Ward/March the 28/1832" within cartouches, strawberry vine border on one and simple chain border on other, 16-1/4 x 12 in. (sight) and 15-1/4 x 11-3/4 in. (sight); modern gilt wood frames. Fading, several small holes on "Elizabeth" sampler.
SAMPLER. Kezia Smith AmericanSAMPLER. Kezia Smith American or English 1827 silk on linen. Minutely worked pairs of motifs include angels holding crowns ''S'' handled baskets of flowers and blooming trees. Adam and Eve appear under the title ''The Tree of Life''. Good colors. In a frame 19 1/2''h. 20''w. All over toning with some darker areas. Small hole in upper corner. No glass in frame.
SAMPLER . Rebecca Chamber AmericanSAMPLER . Rebecca Chamber American 1787 silk on linen. Signed and dated with moral verse surrounded by undulating floral vine. Imperfections. In a frame 10 3/4''h. 14 1/2''w. Loss at top of sampler maybe the lower portion of a larger piece.
NEEDLEWORK SAMPLERNeedlework SamplerNEEDLEWORK SAMPLERNeedlework Sampler
SAMPLER. Fanny Southee Ford EnglandSAMPLER. Fanny Southee Ford England 1850 silk on wool. Minute stitches create pairs of potted flowers six pair of birds including peacocks spotted dogs and deer hearts and crowns and a large two-story house set on a formal lawn. Fanny signed and dated her work and gave her age as twelve. Good colors. In a frame 18''h. 16 1/2''w. Small loss to ground at center bottom and one upper corner. Lightly glued to backing.
SAMPLER. England 1821 silk onSAMPLER. England 1821 silk on wool. Ten-year-old Eliza Maythorn carefully worked a small one-story house two birds on an architectural birdhouse and a verse titled Live to Die. Inner sawtooth border strawberry border. Signed and dated. In a frame 18 1/2''h. 14 1/2''w. Cean and bright. Small holes in upper border. It sold in April 22-23 2005 and was lot 348. Ex Barbara Randau.
SAMPLER. Mary Ann Huggins AmericaSAMPLER. Mary Ann Huggins America 1824 silk on linen. Rows of alphabets over a religious verse the lower portion worked with strawberry vine pairs of baskets and trees. Signed and dated at bottom. In a frame 18''h. 13''w. Thread loss on a few words of the verse.
SAMPLER. Elizabeth Wright EnglandSAMPLER. Elizabeth Wright England early 19th century silk on wool. Adam and Eve sampler with verse entitled ''The Fall of Adam''. Paired motifs include cupids birds butterflies and dogs. In an old frame 16 1/2''h. 14 1/2''w. A few thin areas in ground and color migration.
SAMPLER. Rebecca Sherrell probablySAMPLER. Rebecca Sherrell probably Scotland 1839 wool on linen. Yellow house with red roof flanked by red berried trees and surrounded by peacocks dogs and baskets. Rebecca signed her name and date as well as her age 9 years and worked her family's initials and crowns around it. Sets of alphabets and numbers above and a floral border. Bright colors. In a frame 18 1/2''h. 19 1/4''w. Small amount of thread loss and lightly staining.
SAMPLER OF WOMAN SHEPHERD WITHSAMPLER OF WOMAN SHEPHERD WITH ANIMALS AND CHURCH 18th/19th century.
A 19th century child's sampler.A 19th century child's sampler. 18 x 32 cm.
SAMPLER. Probably English 1833SAMPLER. Probably English 1833 silk on linen. Large colorful sampler made by ten year old Emma Gretton. Motifs included a couple in black hats birds perched on hearts a parrot a multi antlered deer and a building with towers on each corner. In a frame. 23 1/4''h. 18 3/4''w. Has been cleaned on cloth backing. Bright colors on clean background. A light discoloration on bottom. The Emma Grettons found during research were born in England.