Cross Stitch Antiques Cross Stitch Patterns

CSA-024
Julia Rachel De La Mare 1849 - Cross Stitch Pattern
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Julia Rachel De La Mare, 1849, A Fuersney, Channel Island Sampler.
The Antique: This lovely vibrant sampler is in the style common to the time called Berlin Woolwork, named such after the printed patterns originating from Berlin where individual motifs such as florals, birds, the center... Read more
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O Sweet Humility Eliza Townsend 1835 - Cross Stitch Pattern
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Cross stitch pattern from Cross Stitch Antiques featuring a sampler with a homely scene!

Pattern is stitched on 40 ct Vintage Pecan Butter from Lakeside Linens using DMC or Needlepoint silks. Stitch count is 259 x 265.
CSA-005
Ann Hunt Nailsea 1805 - Cross Stitch Pattern
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Ann Hunt inscribed the town she stitched her sampler in as Nailsea in 1805. Nailsea is a town in Somerset, England. Research does not reveal the existence of a Quaker school there, although at least one other very similar polychrome Quaker medallion sampler has been discovered stitched a year... Read more
CSA-014
Sarah Welch 1764 - Cross Stitch Pattern
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Several girls named Sarah Welch appear in the historical records born in the year1756, in Devon and Berkshire, England, and so without more information it is hard to say which Sarah stitched this sampler at the age of eight in 1764. History does chronicle what was happening in England at that time:... Read more
21-1972
Catherine Armstrong 1856 - Cross Stitch Pattern
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Model stitched on 36 count Vintage Pecan Butter by Lakeside Linen using NPI silks. Stitch count is 267 x 212.

Also required but not listed is Au Ver A Soie Soie d Alger 2512 and Lecien Cosmo Cotton Embroidery Floss 444.
CSA-020
Mary Coleby, Ackworth School 1803 - Cross Stitch Pattern
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On the back of this framed antique, was found a very aged handwritten note: "This Sampler was worked by Mary Coleby of Kelvedon, Essex when Eleven years of age at Ackworth School Yorkshire. Born 1792 - married in 1814 to Edward Gripper of Layer Breton Hall, Essex - had thirteen children - died... Read more
CSA-021
Sarah A. Hewes 1826 - Cross Stitch Pattern
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This beautiful sampler was obtained from the collection of Stephen and Carol Huber. The framed antique contained handwritten notes on the genealogy of Sarah which was written on the back in ink on the sealing paper. It contained the lineage of Sarah Hewes, and the names of her children. Extensive... Read more
CSA-009
Jane Hornibrook, 1806 - Cross Stitch Pattern
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Jane Hornibrook completed her sampler in March of 1806. She painstakingly stitched in cross stitch the tenets of the Catholic Faith over one and two threads of finely woven 52 count linen. The lettering for the large letters leads one to determine this to be of Irish origin, based on the Benezet... Read more
CSA-011
Ligatures and Lettering of Irish Antique - Cross Stitch
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This sampler is an original design based on the layout of eighteenth century Irish Quaker samplers with the lettering and sampler motifs taken from a Mountmellick Irish Quaker sampler in the collection of Cross Stitch Antiques, Elizabeth Martin circa 1789. The town names at the bottom are the... Read more
CSA-013
Annie Matilda Moss - Cross Stitch Pattern
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$22.00  $1979
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This sampler's appeal was its similarity to Bristol orphanage motifs, bands and alphabets. While clearly not a Bristol school sampler, as it was stitched at Daglingworth School, curiosity leads one to wonder why similar motifs? Daglingworth lies only fifty miles from Bristol, England. It has been... Read more
CSA-015
Prince Albert's Exhibition 1851 - Cross Stitch Pattern
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This chart contains all sixteen pattern pages from a tiny paper pattern album passed out as a souvenir in 1851 at Prince Albert's Crystal Palace Great Exhibition. They were mass produced inexpensively but are rarely found today due to the nature of the flimsy paper and the effects of time. Other... Read more
CSA-001
Viva Gesu Viva Maria, A Sampler of Italy - Cross Stitch
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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
CSA-002
Mary Garrett, Claverton School 1854 - Cross Stitch Pattern
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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.

Pattern is stitched on 46 count... Read more
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Mary Ann Borden 1836 Massachusetts - Cross Stitch Pattern
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Cross stitch pattern from Cross Stitch Antiques featuring a sampler with many flowers!
Model stitched on 40ct. Tickerty-Boo by Tabbycat Linen using NPI thread with DMC conversions listed. Stitch count is 216 x 218.
19-1144
Innocence 1840 - Cross Stitch Pattern
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"Jesus, My God to thee I fly. Thou art a refuge ever nigh when heart shall fail. When life is past, thou wilt receive my soul at last." Model stitched 28 Ct. Vintage Meadow Rue with DMC floss. Also required, but not listed above, DMC 3880 (can be found in the DMC 2013 New Colors Floss Pack). Specialty Stitches: One over One, Satin. Stitch Count: 172W x 281H. Design Size: 13" x 21"
21-1609
Mary Green, Ashton School 1846 - Cross Stitch Pattern
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Model stitched one over two on 36 Ct. Straw using Needlepoint Inc Silk. Stitch Count: 270W x 272H. Design Size: 15" x 15.11".
21-2053
Elizabeth Martin - Cross Stitch Pattern
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Model stitched on 46 count Old Sheep by Xjude Designs.
21-2200
Woman At A Pond - Cross Stitch Pattern
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Model stitched on 40 count Marbled Pointer by Xjude Designs using NPI silks. Stitch count is 330 x 236.

Note: DMC Conversion for NPI 873 is not given.
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When House And Land Is Gone, Elizabeth Smith 1850
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Cross stitch pattern from Cross Stitch Antiques featuring a sampler with the phrase "When house and land is gone and spent, learning is most excellent"!

Model stitched on 40 ct. Vintage Examplar by Lakeside Linens using DMC thread. Stitch count is 131 x 185.
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On Love, Elizabeth Topham 1838 - Cross Stitch Pattern
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Cross stitch pattern from Cross Stitch Antiques featuring a poem from Elizabeth Topham.

Believed to be an English girl, Elizabeth adorned her sampler with three decorative floral pots flanking the verse, the lowest of the three stitched partly over one. This pot has been modified so that... Read more
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Jane Milner 1830 - Cross Stitch Pattern
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Cross stitch pattern from Cross Stitch Antiques featuring a sampler with a floral border!
Model stitched on 40 ct. Light Hazelnut using NPI thread with DMC conversion listed as well. Stitch count is 239 x 258.
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Two Turtle Doves - Cross Stitch Pattern
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$8.00  Sale $639
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Cross stitch pattern from Cross Stitch Antiques featuring two adorable turtle doves!
Model stitched on 38 ct. Fullers Teasel by Legacy Linens using DMC thread. Stitch count is 63 x 57.
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Seashell Sampler - Jane Price1819 - Cross Stitch Pattern
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Cross stitch pattern from Cross Stitch Antiques featuring a beautiful sampler!

Model is stitched on 36 ct Dunes from Fiber on a Whim using NPI threads. Stitch count is 267 x 378.
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Antique Sampler Fragment 1834 - Cross Stitch Pattern
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$16.00  $1439
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Model stitched over 2 threads on 36 Ct. Vintage Lentil linen with DMC floss. Stitch Count: 201W x 90H. Design Size: 12" x 5"
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Ann Wilkinson 1834 - Cross Stitch Pattern
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$22.00  $1979
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Model stitched one over two on 36 Ct. Vintage Sand Dune linen from Lakeside Linens using Au Ver A Soie. Also required, but not listed above #2578, #945 from Au Ver A Soie. Stitch Count: 249W x 250H. Design Size: 15.56" x 15.62"
CSA-003
Isabella Hopper 1834 - Cross Stitch Pattern
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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
CSA-004
AB 1816 Quaker Sampler - Cross Stitch Pattern
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$22.00  $1979
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About the Sampler: Given the few clues provided, a scattering of initials and a year only, it is impossible to know more about the stitcher of this lovely sampler with its motifs of delicately arching floral stems, oval leafed cartouche, paired birds and potted florals. The motifs themselves are... Read more
CSA-006
Lydia C. Mendenhall 1817, Pennsylvania - Cross Stitch
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Lydia's sampler is an example of a more decorative Quaker marking sampler containing four different alphabets, six dividing bands, and an often seen swan and birds motif, as well as a floral spray. The colors are muted as in the Quaker style, copying those found in nature. Lydia was a talented young... Read more
CSA-007
Suir Island (SI) Quaker - Cross Stitch Pattern
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The initials appearing on the sampler, SI, in two places, may perhaps indicate the school where the sampler was stitched, and not the initials of the stitcher. The Suir Island Quaker School (SI) was a boarding and finishing school for girls established in 1787 in Clonmel in County Tipperary by... Read more
CSA-008
Benezet Alphabet Irish Sampler - Cross Stitch Pattern
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No clues have been provided by the stitcher as to her name, year of origin, or place where she stitched her sampler. The only clue as to place might be in the lettering she used itself, giving one an indication it was stitched in Ireland. "A slightly surprising source of lettering which became... Read more
CSA-010
The Two Lands, Circa 1840 - Cross Stitch Pattern
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An ancestor of the stitcher placed a typewritten note on the back of the framed sampler, dated August 28, 1997. Thomasina Henrietta Jackson (nee Willis) wrote the following: "This sampler was made by Charlotte Keightley, my great aunt by marriage, circa 1840. Her married name at the time was... Read more
CSA-012
Emeline Hotchkiss, Lacolle, 1846 - Cross Stitch Pattern
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Now in a private collection, this sampler was stitched in Lacolle, a southern municipality in Quebec, Canada in 1846 by Emeline Hotchkiss, aged 11. Research reveals an Emeline Hotchkiss was baptized in nearby Laprairie St. Luke's Anglican Church in 1834, around the year our stitcher would have been... Read more
CSA-016
Sarah Holcombe Anderson, 1789 - Cross Stitch Pattern
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A Prequel to the Carter House Sampler, Franklin, Tennessee, The Sampler of Fountain Branch Carter's Mother, For the Battle of Franklin Trust, An Antique Sampler Reproduction.

Pattern is stitched on 36 count Hemingway by Needle and Flax. Stitch Count: 171 stitches wide x 224 stitches high.... Read more
CSA-017
Amelia Fox 1868 Bristol Orphanage Sampler - Pattern
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The Antique: Amelia stitched her sampler at the age of seventeen while living at the North Wing, 3 New Orphan House, Ashley Down, Bristol, in 1868. The original sampler's stitched area measures 13.5 inches wide by 15.25 inches high on a cream cotton ground fabric measuring 76 threads to the inch,... Read more
CSA-018
Bristol Pattern Page - Cross Stitch Pattern
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$10.00  $899
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This page from an Antique Pattern Album made in Germany contains common motifs used in Bristol samplers and English day schools. These pattern booklets from France, England and Germany were published widely and used for embellishing samplers. The motifs on this particular page appear on The Amelia... Read more
CSA-019
Orphan Annie - Cross Stitch Pattern
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Inspired by a Bristol Orphanage Sampler, Amelia Fox 1868

Pattern is stitched on 46 ct linen using Au Ver a Soie 100/3 silk. Stitch counts is 121 wide x 135 high. Finished size is 5.26 x 5.87 inches.
CSA-022
Mary Wallace 1847 - Cross Stitch Pattern
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This sampler was obtained from the M. Finkel and Daughter antique collectors who describe this sampler in their catalog as follows: "Documented Irish samplers are rare, and this one offers strong visual appeal with excellent color and composition. A fine, large alphabet, little house, pots of... Read more
CSA-023
British Isles Band Sampler - Cross Stitch Pattern
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Ireland: Elizabeth Martin, circa 1789, a Mountmellick Irish Quaker Sampler Guernsey: Julia Rachel De La Mare, 1849, A Guernsey, Channel Island Sampler
Wales: Sarah Williams, Holyhead, Wales 1864 Scotland: Jean Donaldson, 1826, a Scottish Sampler and Anne Phillip, Edinburgh 1818
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