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And All Was For An Appil - Cross Stitch Pattern

by Scarlet Letter

$29.00 $2725

A derivative 17th-century canvas work picture. The Adam and Eve legend was a more popular theme on samplers after the early eighteenth century so this example is quite unusual. The pair are not often seen on earlier needleworks, even though most illustrated bibles of the sixteenth and seventeenth... Read more

Hanna Katerina 1734 German Sampler - Cross Stitch Pattern

by Scarlet Letter

$25.00 $2349

Note from the designer - "This finely stitched German sampler begins with a single row of alphabets above an immensely intricate collection of symbolic cross stitched motifs, including battling angels, the figure of Justice with her scales, the spies of Canaan, the crucifixion, Adam and Eve... Read more

Joanna Warren 1655 - Cross Stitch Pattern

by Scarlet Letter

$23.00 $2161

Note from the designer: "This densely worked sampler displays exquisite detail and contains many of the most popular needlework motifs of the seventeenth century. The flowers are realistically shaded to achieve a natural look."

Finished size on 35 count linen is 7 1/4" x 25... Read more

Elizabeth Eyles 1799 - Cross Stitch Pattern

by Scarlet Letter

$21.00 $1973

Note from the designer - "This sweet English sampler is the first I've ever seen with a border made up of flying cherubs. It also features a "geode" (mosaic) parrot- a distinctively stylized bird that appears on other samplers made in England, New England, and the Netherlands throughout... Read more

Eleanor Parr 1816 - Cross Stitch Pattern

by Scarlet Letter

$30.00 $2819

Note from the designer - "Eleanor Parr created this amazing and unique sampler some time before 1835. The border of birds encircled by vines and leaves is unprecedented. Fleurs de lys embellish each of the four corners surrounding a central reserve containing a traditional verse, floral sprays... Read more

Jane Atkinson circa 1780 - Cross Stitch Pattern

by Scarlet Letter

$28.00 $2632

Note from the designer - This needlework was designed after an English sampler in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts-Boston. The lush border flowers are similar to those on a sampler made by Sarah Brignell from around the same period, suggesting the existence of a school or teacher whose... Read more

Elizabeth Masterton 1838 - Cross Stitch Pattern

by Scarlet Letter

$26.00 $2443

Note from the designer - "Typical of so many Scottish samplers, Elizabeth Masterton's features an abundance of initials (likely familial), rows of evergreen trees, peacocks with seven tail feathers, and the now famous mansion house fronted by a pillared fence and gates enclosing sheep. Apart... Read more

Dorcas Haynes 1720 - Cross Stitch Pattern

by Scarlet Letter

$28.00 $2631

Note from the designer - This is the most symmetrical, balanced, counted thread sampler that we have ever charted from. It is also one of the most satisfying, challenging, and beautiful samplers in the world. Originally worked on a fine wool ground, the colors of our reproduction have been matched... Read more

A Parrot, A Leopard, A Lion - Cross Stitch Pattern

by Scarlet Letter

$28.00 $2632

Note from the designer - "This design was inspired by an early eighteenth century English picture executed in tent stitch." The designs features a lion, a leopard and a parrot surrounded by bright flowers.

The design is stitched over one thread on 35 Ct. linen. It uses cross... Read more

Elizabeth's Squirrel - Cross Stitch Pattern

by Scarlet Letter

$26.00 $2443

Note from the designer - "This picture was originally designed to be used as a cushion or footstool cover, or perhaps as a decorative vignette inserted into the top of a wooden box for storing precious objects. Executed entirely in cross stitch, its most prominent characters are a large squirrel... Read more

Amelia Boyce 1829 - Cross Stitch Pattern

by Scarlet Letter

$22.00 $2067

Amelia Boyce's pictorial sampler demonstrates two popular art forms of the early 19th century manifested in the sampler mode: the image of an architectural engraving, and the influence of Berlin patterns in the naturalistic (rather than nave or stylized) floral patterns. A widely mixed floral... Read more

Dorothy Walpole 1774 - Cross Stitch Pattern

by Scarlet Letter

$25.00 $2349

This Irish Quaker sampler features an alphabet at the tope, verse, bands, and flowers. The verse reads "Great Almighty God above plant in my heart a fund of love, that I my mercies may adore and bless and praise thee evermore."

Model is stitched on 40 ct linen using either cotton... Read more

Grazing Sheep circa 1810 - Cross Stitch Pattern

by Scarlet Letter

$18.00 $1691

Note from the designer: "This finely worked sampler features pastoral scenes above and below a lovely verse about friendship. A four-sided honeysuckle border surrounds large baskets of fruits and flowers, a fenced pasture with seven large lazy sheep and an architectural folly in the background.... Read more

Hannah Mosher 1798 - Cross Stitch Pattern

by Scarlet Letter

$10.00 $939

Note from the designer: "Hannah Mosher was born March 12th, 1786, in Hollis, New Hampshire, the fourth and last child of Abijah and Hannah Mosher. On March 7, 1813, she married the Rev. Walter Chapin of Woodstock, Vermont. Apart from this sketchy biographical information, found in the History of... Read more

Sarah Brignell 1769 - Christian Cross Stitch Pattern

by Scarlet Letter

$29.00 $2729

Try as we might, we cannot find another sampler to compare with this one by Sarah Brignell. It is a sampler unto itself: truly an original piece of folk art. The tiny central cartouche with the densely stitched scene floats like a little world unto itself in the midst of the exuberant garden of... Read more

Emma Miles 1848 - Cross Stitch Pattern

by Scarlet Letter

$29.00 $2729

The original sampler, made in England in 1848, was stitched with cross, counted satin, petit point, and eyelet stitches on an extremely fine glazed linen of approximately fifty threads per inch.

It is unusual to find such a meticulously and finely stitched sampler at this late date, when... Read more

Elizabeth Shephard 1820 - Cross Stitch Pattern

by Scarlet Letter

$12.00 $1127

Note from the designer - "Acquired in England, one might assume that this classic Quaker motif sampler was made at the Ackworth School in Yorkshire. However the influence of the designs promulgated by the Quaker School needleworkers stretched far beyond the confines of the school's walls. This... Read more

Elizabeth Sheffield 1784 - Cross Stitch Pattern

by Scarlet Letter

$23.00 $2161

Note from the designer - "Rhode Island samplers were among the first American schoolgirl embroideries to be recognized by serious collectors and textile scholars as a distinctive group with extraordinary visual appeal. The Sheffield sampler is delicately worked with an unusually pleasing... Read more

Sarah Tatum - Cross Stitch Pattern

by Scarlet Letter

$22.00 $2067

This reproduction sampler is from the Ackworth Quaker School and is dated 1800. It is rated for beginners.

Linen count and finished size: 35 or 40 count using either cotton or silk floss, 19" x 21" or 17" x 18-1/2"

Chart only.

Susan Singleton - Cross Stitch Pattern

by Scarlet Letter

$20.00 $1879

Note from the designer - "Designed after a mid-eighteenth century New Hampshire sampler, this piece is delightfully naive with its oversized animals, insects, and birds. Around 1760, the New-Hampshire Gazette began publishing advertisements for girls' schools, placed by female instructresses,... Read more

Ann Brockbank 1812 - Cross Stitch Pattern

by Scarlet Letter

$10.00 $939

Note from the designer - "A sophisticated painterly use of perspective distinguishes this pictorial English sampler. An idealized rural scene with a thatched cottage nestled in a fertile valley, with white misted hills rising in the distance, also features a windmill, a flock of sheep,... Read more

Frances B Jones 1817 - Cross Stitch Pattern

by Scarlet Letter

$18.00 $1691

Note from the designer: "The characteristic that readily identifies the origin of this sampler is the distinctive vine and rose border, configured such that a leaf on one side and a rosebud stem on the other give the illusion of a double vine. It is almost always found executed in cross stitch... Read more

M Quertier 1799 - Cross Stitch Pattern

by Scarlet Letter

$16.00 $1503

Note from the designer - "In 1779, the Quaker Friends School at Ackworth, Yorkshire, was established for the purpose of educating young people of both sexes, and instilling the values of their Society; equality, simplicity, peace. Girls received nearly the same instruction as boys. Out of this... Read more

Elizabeth Ginger 1735 - Cross Stitch Pattern

by Scarlet Letter

$29.00 Sale $2409

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

Agnes Binnie 1824 - Cross Stitch Pattern

by Scarlet Letter

$27.00 $2539

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

Betsy Davis 1797 - Cross Stitch Pattern

by Scarlet Letter

$30.00 $2819

Made in Providence, Rhode Island, this sampler is a superb example of the work done at Miss Mary (Polly) Balch's school, one of the most important female learning institutions in America at that time. Combining sophisticated architectural, landscape and figural motifs with elaborate and unusual... Read more

Sarah Hutchinson 1762 - Cross Stitch Pattern

by Scarlet Letter

$29.00 $2729

This is a reproduction of an English sampler made in Bradford, Yorkshire, that shows distinct influences of Scottish needlework traditions, particularly in the illuminated alphabets. The bold primary colors were reproduced from the front of the original sampler, which retains its amazing... Read more

MS Dated 1752 - Cross Stitch Pattern

by Scarlet Letter

$29.00 $2729

This mid-eighteenth-century Scottish band sampler features many classic seventeenth-century patterns, executed in cross, eyelet, double running, counted satin, back, and queen stitches.

The virtually unfaded color was reproduced from the front of the sampler. Six pattern bands precede... Read more

Camel and Lion - Cross Stitch Pattern

by Scarlet Letter

$25.00 $2349

This sampler features a lion, a camel, and large colorful flowers. The design was stitched over 2 threads on 40 Ct. linen and is suitable for all skill levels. The stitch count for each design is 244 W x 230 H. The finished piece will measure approximately 12-1/2″ x 11-1/2″.

Bird in Bough - Cross Stitch Pattern

by Scarlet Letter

$12.00 $1127

This 19th century American reproduction sampler features a brown bird on a tree branch. Rated for beginners. Model stitched on 35 count hand dyed linen using either cotton or silk thread. Two versions of the sampler graph have been furnished: one executed with a drawn partially freehand split and... Read more

Rebecca Robinson 1821 - Cross Stitch Pattern

by Scarlet Letter

$15.00 $1409

Note from the designer - "An intensely stitched and well-planned sampler, this unusual piece probably originated in Pennsylvania. The allegorical figure hovering over the house could represent Liberty. The unconnected border of floating honeysuckle is unique, as well as the little pastoral vignettes in the lower register." Rated for beginners.

Chart only.

Mary Bailey 1818 - Cross Stitch Pattern

by Scarlet Letter

$22.00 $2067

Note from the designer - "Mary Bailey stitched this sampler in England and finished it in 1818. It demonstrates an advanced level of skill given the symmetry of the design and its many diverse elements: a red brick mansion house with four chimneys- a sign of wealth in early 19th century England,... Read more

Eunice Morton 1794 - Cross Stitch Pattern

by Scarlet Letter

$17.00 $1597

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

Abigail Ann Fleming 1816 - Cross Stitch Pattern

by Scarlet Letter

$12.00 $1127

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

Amanda Jewel 1816 - Cross Stitch Pattern

by Scarlet Letter

$12.00 $1127

Note from the designer - "This sampler was made in St. Albans, Vermont. A naturalistic four-sided floral border surrounds a central reserve with alphabets and a pictorial scene. The house is so distinctive that it is probably a depiction of Amanda's own home. Made under the tutelage of B.... Read more

Amy Ball 1810 - Cross Stitch Pattern

by Scarlet Letter

$12.00 $1127

Note from the designer - "Samplers depicting children - particularly such large children - are uncommon. Not only the children make this an outstanding sampler, but also the multi-floral border, the charming verse, the scene at the top with its menagerie of creatures, and the beautiful... Read more

Ann Fleming - Cross Stitch Pattern

by Scarlet Letter

$15.00 $1409

Note from the designer - "A classic Quaker sampler from the Delaware Valley, this sampler demonstrates the style and many of the motifs that make them so easy to identify. The inner oval vine-and-leaf cartouche surrounding the alphabets probably originated at the Westtown School in Chester... Read more

Elizabeth Eaton 1712 - Cross Stitch Pattern

by Scarlet Letter

$25.00 $2349

Note from the designer - "Elizabeth Eaton finished her sampler on the 21st of July in 1712. She used bold, primary colors suggestive of Scottish influence. The original sampler was stitched with both silk and fine wool threads on linen using cross, eyelet, rice, queen, herringbone, double... Read more

Dutch Sampler of 1773 - Cross Stitch Pattern

by Scarlet Letter

$12.00 $1127

This letterndoek (lettering) form of Dutch sampler appears from the late 17th through the early 19th century. It is easy to recognize by its horizontal shape, and beautifully illuminated lettering, interspersed with various symbolic shapes and Biblical motifs. The color scheme used on so many of... Read more

Elizabeth Hicks 1745 - Cross Stitch Pattern

by Scarlet Letter

$26.00 $2443

Note from the designer - "This beautiful. petite, energetic sampler expressed three fine verses and, at the end, one of the truest "signatures" I've ever read on a piece of needlework:

By this ingenous Maids
may see what by the
needl wrought
may be

... Read more

Fanny Hancock 1796 - Cross Stitch Pattern

by Scarlet Letter

$7.00 $657

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

Fanny Peachey Circa 1810 - Cross Stitch Pattern

by Scarlet Letter

$15.00 $1409

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

Frances Marshall 1838 - Cross Stitch Pattern

by Scarlet Letter

$14.00 $1315

What makes this early Victorian English sampler so intriguing are the wonderfully naive figures of Adam, Eve and St. Michael flanking the Tree of Life. St. Michael's sword is drawn to slay the serpent, but he hardly looks formidable with his large feet and doughy body. Playskool-like Adam and Eve... Read more

Freelove Hazard 1792 - Cross Stitch Pattern

by Scarlet Letter

$12.00 $1127

Note from the designer: "This sampler was probably made in Rhode Island, a poor sister, perhaps, to the magnificent creations coming out of the girls' schools in Newport, Providence and Bristol at this same period, but bearing some similar "signatures". The squat, long-tailed bird at the... Read more

Grace Catlin 1719 - Cross Stitch Pattern

by Scarlet Letter

$19.00 $1785

Note from the designer: "Who would love this world or prize whats in it that gives and takes and chops and changes every minute.

This brilliant English traditional band sampler comes from the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum. Drawing on traditional sampler motifs of the 17th... Read more

Helen Vertue 1812 - Cross Stitch Pattern

by Scarlet Letter

$20.00 $1879

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

A German Sampler Dated 1704 "IES" - Cross Stitch Pat

by Scarlet Letter

$20.00 $1879

Note from the designer: "This intricate and involved sampler features many traditional German sampler motifs dating from the sixteenth century including a large parrot, a peacock with silver tips on its wings, the Lamb of God, as well as a depiction of the Crucifixion flanked by Mother Mary and... Read more

Katie Sym 1769 - Cross Stitch Pattern

by Scarlet Letter

$15.00 $1409

This is a very finely stitched classic Scottish sampler featuring three complete rows of beautifully illuminated letters, an arcaded floral band as well as other traditional motifs including peacocks, birds drinking at the fountain of life, feather trees and family initials. A four sided berry... Read more

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