About the Sampler: No name or year appears on this beautiful sampler to offer a clue about the maker. It is adorned with numerous Christian motifs and symbols. The sampler is representative of an Italian sampler style, as evidenced by the existence of other similar Italian
samplers, done in rows of... Read more
Mary Garrett stitched her fine sampler at Claverton school in 1854 at age fifteen. It is a remarkable piece of needlework, incorporating five different alphabets all stitched meticulously over two on 72 count linen. More history is included on the chart.
About the Sampler: With only her name and date, nothing could be found about our Isabella who tells us she finished her sampler on November 21, 1834 at the age of eleven. A typical red marking sampler, it could be of English or American origin. Isabella used red cotton threads on a loosely woven... Read more