This American sampler was stitched on a loosely woven homespun linen with vegetable-dyed silk threads. Despite its size and simplicity, the design is striking, delicate, and well-balanced. Eunice Morton was born in 1783 in Gorham County, Maine. Sometime in 1809-1810, she married Jesse Harding, and... Read more
A unique four-sided geometric border is the highlight of this American sampler, consisting of nine rows of letters and numerals surrounded by a counted satin stitch sawtooth inner border. The design looks like something that might have inspired the Dutch artist Piet Mondrian. I have not been able... Read more
Note from the designer - "Abigail Ann was born October 27, 1799, in East Caln, Chester County Pennsylvania. Her parents were Joseph and Ann (Wells) Fleming, the fourth generation of Flemings living in the East Caln area. Abigail Ann attended one of the Quaker schools in Chester County but we are... Read more
This sampler could possibly have been made in Connecticut but the surname is quite common throughout New England. Abigail was ten years old when she made her sampler. The original was stitched on unbleached homespun linen using silk threads, and the reproduction very closely approximates the size of... Read more
Note from the designer - "This sampler shows a man and a woman beneath an apple tree, reminiscent of Adam and Eve, but in contemporary dress. Possibly of New York origin (the format and background suggest this), this reproduction is stitched on linen with either cotton or silk, with the... Read more
This sampler is a fanciful adaptation of 19th century American and English sampler motifs. Fluffy white sheep are outstanding on a large green lawn that stretches between two elegant red brick houses that are flanked by flying eagles. Needlework pictures of this type can be considered as traditional... Read more
Note from the designer - "Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Elisabeth Hoover and one other student of the former Mrs. Galligher of Lancaster are known to have named Mrs. Leah Bratten on their samplers in 1803. The twin Bratten sisters, Leah and Rachel, both married schoolmasters, kept schools with them,... Read more
Note from the designer: "This sampler is a fine example of work done by Pennsylvania German girls in the early-to-mid nineteenth century. Similar motifs appear on the show towels that decorated kitchen and bedroom doors in these immigrant German households. It is thought that while the show... Read more
Note from the designer: "A gift from the collection of Rosalind and Edwin Miller to the museum. Emma Lerch was born in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, in 1830, and she stitched this sampler in her thirteenth year. It is a very simple work, with a lovely meandering floral border. While perhaps... Read more
This sweet little American sampler features two little houses above alphabets and a short verse:
Would you be wise
Each moment prize
It is surrounded on four sides by a double sided satin stitched sawtooth border. Stitches used include cross, outline, stem filling, counted... Read more
Fanny Hancock's father, Ebenezer Hancock, was cousin to the famous John Hancock. Born in 1785, Fanny sewed her sampler at age 11. She married Nathaniel Parker of Boston in 1803, and died in 1834. The colors on the back side of her sampler retained much of their original brilliance, and are... Read more
Note from the designer: "This naive Adam and Eve sampler might have been made in Maryland around 1810. At first I believed that the sampler was either English or Irish, judging by the unusual surname, until, in my research, I came upon the gravestone of a Fanny H. Peachey, born 24 November 1799,... Read more
Note from the designer: "This American band sampler was originally worked in Lynn, Massachusetts. Hannah Breed is mentioned in Bolton and Coe's authoritative book American Samplers. Rows of lettering are intermixed with a row of sheep and cows, a verse, and floral bands. The verse says:
Note from the designer: "From Dover, Massachusetts, comes Harriot Boardman's sampler, originally worked on a distinctive green linsey-woolsey found only on some North Shore samplers. A three-sided sawtooth border surrounds alphabet and numeral tests with geometric cross bands, two deer with... Read more
Note from the designer: "A beautiful meandering four-sided floral border in an unusually rich color palette surrounds this traditional Scottish sampler, also featuring a beautiful arcaded floral band at the top and a substantial mansion house in the lower register. Trees, tulips and flying birds... Read more
Note from the designer: "Samplers worked with black backgrounds are unique to New England, and this one is designed after a late 18th century Massachusetts piece. A portly clergyman is depicted strolling between a fashionable lady under a parasol, and a church or meeting -house; with a frisky... Read more
Rose's unusual middle name should have provided some clues about where she was born, and where she lived, but the name "Shenamon" is elusive despite my efforts to discover its origins as well as hers. It is spelled many different ways when researched (including Shinimon and Schinnamon which... Read more
Agnes Binnie was born in Stirlingshire, Scotland, on March 22, 1808, to Robert Binnie and Mary Addie. She married James Barclay on March 16, 1832, in Falkirk, Stirlingshire. The couple had at least six sons and three daughters. Around 1870 they emigrated to Scotland Township in McDonough, Illinois.... Read more
This design was excerpted from the top of an early nineteenth-century English sampler. It features an unusual and amusing hunting scene with a solo hunter on horseback pursuing a single hapless stag with a pack of ten spotted hounds on its trail.
The verse reads:
Give me O Lord thy early... Read more
This English sampler comes from the collection of the late Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Jarrett, who established Witney Antiques. It was featured in one of their exhibition catalogs in December 1996 titled "All Creatures Great and Small."
The work is extremely fine and accomplished,... Read more
The flags are proudly flying in this patriotic sampler. Model stitched on 32 Ct. Natural linen using Weeks Dye Works and Gentle Arts Sampler threads. Stitch Count: 272W x 33H. Design Size; 17" x 3"
"Flags of White and red and blue wave for people brave and true"
Model stitched on 18 Ct. Natural light linen (not listed) using Weeks Dye Works and DMC Pearl Cotton #5. Also required but not included are Buttons from Mill Hill (86255, 86245, 86329 and 2 QTY of 86229). Stitch Count: 74x91. Cut Size: 14" x 18".
You will love the rich colors in this collection of southwest inspired designs. Includes "Pottery Collection" stitch count 65x205, "Spirit of the Bear" stitch count 79x81, "Santa Fe Influence"stitch count 63x36, "Indian Dance" stitch count 40x65, "Desert... Read more
Proudly proclaim "Stars and Stripes Forever!". Model stitched on 32 Ct. Vintage linen with Weeks Dye Works and Gentle Art Sampler Threads. Stitch Count: 278W x 34H. Design Size: 18" x 3"
A collection of colonial homes - "Revere, Allen, Adams, Madison, Hale, Jefferson, Henry, Hancock, Ross." Model stitched on 28 Ct. Dirty Linen with DMC floss, Classic Colorworks and Gentle Art Sampler threads. Stitch Count: 119W x 133H.
Model stitched over 2 threads on 28 count Cafe Kona linen using Weeks Dye Works, Rainbow Gallery Wisper (W63) and DMC thread. Stitch count: 131x59. Shown with brass buttons from Homespun Elegance
"Red for brave hearts that burn with liberty. White for the peace they earn making men free. Stars for Heaven above, Blue for the deep, where in their country's love, heroes shall sleep - William Rice." Model stitched on 28ct. Natural Raw Linen using Belle Soie by Crescent Colours )or... Read more
Model stitched on 32 count Vintage Light Examplar from Lakeside Linens using Crescent Colours and DMC floss. The stitch count is 162 x 102. Shown framed in The Family Tree frame: Jeffrey - Fleamarket Finish, Blackbird. 7 1/2" x 11 1/2".
Eagle of Freedom is the second of three designs from the Patriotic Branch Series. All 3 designs much be purchased to complete the design as shown. Model stitched on 32 Ct. linen of your choice using Weeks Dye Works & Gentle Art threads.
This pattern includes the Eagle of Freedom. The stitch count for the entire series will be 168W x 77H. Design Size: 11" x 5"
White Bird House is the third of three designs from the Patriotic Branch Series. All 3 designs much be purchased to complete the design as shown. Model stitched on 32 Ct. linen of your choice using Weeks Dye Works & Gentle Art threads. Snap packet included with pattern! This pattern includes the... Read more
Model stitched on 28 Ct. White Jobelan with DMC or Anchor, and Weeks Dye Works floss. Shown with Apple Blossom & Robin's Egg Magnets from Stoney Creek. Stitch Count: 63W x 91H.
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