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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

Judeth Payne 1668 - Cross Stitch Pattern

by Scarlet Letter

$15.00 $1409

Note from the designer: "This small and brilliantly preserved band sampler demonstrates a wide variety of stitches found on many seventeenth century samplers. The beautifully shaded flower heads and leaves are filled in with connecting tiers of trellis stitch."

Finished size on 35... Read more

Harriot Ringrose 1852 - Christian Cross Stitch Pattern

by Scarlet Letter

$20.00 $1879

Note from the designer: "The flight into Egypt is a biblical event described in the Gospel of Matthew. Soon after Mary and Jesus were visited by the Magi, who had learned that King Herod intended to kill the male infants in that region, an angel appeared to Joseph in a dream telling him to flee... Read more

Jane Moore 1820 - Cross Stitch Pattern

by Scarlet Letter

$28.00 $2631

A RED BRICK MANSION HOUSE is at the center of this wildly engaging English sampler featuring a small zoo/conservatory/aviary of flora and fauna as interpreted by an exceptionally talented young woman of the early nineteenth century. The verse is common enough on nineteenth-century samplers, unlike... Read more

Sarah Dutnel 1818 - Cross Stitch Pattern

by Scarlet Letter

$22.00 $2067

Note from the designer - "At age nine in 1818, Sarah Dutnel created this unusual "tree of life" sampler. A traditional carnation and tulip border in subtle, earthy shades of gold, brown, and cream surrounds the tree. Dogs, deer, birds, stars, potted plants, trees and flowers flank the... Read more

The Manifesto - Cross Stitch Pattern

by Scarlet Letter

$35.00 $3289

Note from the designer - "Designed after an early eighteenth century tent stitched picture, this expansive needlework scene depicts many episodes in the life of an affluent English family including its elaborate parterre and gardens, a stately brick and stone house, domestic, exotic and wild... Read more

Huswife Circa 1780 - Cross Stitch Pattern

by Scarlet Letter

$17.00 Sale $1410

Note from the designer - "This little needlework was likely made as a panel of a "huswif"/aka a "housewife", which was an embroidered, double-sided vertical series of pockets made to hold needleworking supplies. It could be folded up or hung from a peg for swift access to the... Read more

Emely C Newman 1831 - Cross Stitch Pattern

by Scarlet Letter

$17.00 $1597

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

Elizabeth Gooding 1790 - Cross Stitch Pattern

by Scarlet Letter

$26.00 Sale $2157

This is a beautiful sampler from Norwich (Norfolk, United Kingdom), possibly stitched at a school run by one Mrs. Wright or her descendent (hence the initials "MW" below Elizabeth's name in the attribution). A list of teachers in Norwich in 1783 includes Wright, Massey, and Cheetleburgh. The... Read more

Ann Whittaker 1790 - Cross Stitch Pattern

by Scarlet Letter

$29.00 Sale $2406

Note from the designer - "ANN WHITTAKER created an almost comically theatrical sampler depicting Adam and Eve, angels, pious verses, and elaborate meandering vines beneath dramatic multi-colored draperies and tassels. Hovering over the verse which is framed by large columns, are two angels with... Read more

Abigail Gould's Sampler 1796 - Cross Stitch Pattern

by Scarlet Letter

$12.00 Sale $995

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

German Sampler by AEDEGNES 1746 - Cross Stitch Pattern

by Scarlet Letter

$20.00 $1879

Note from the designer - "A characteristically northern German sampler, this example from Hamburg consists of random symbolic spot motifs, with a unifying central scene and borders. Religious symbols are commonly found on almost all continental samplers, and Adam and Eve in particular is often... Read more

Ann Cottee 1848 - Cross Stitch Pattern

by Scarlet Letter

$12.00 Sale $995

Note from the designer - "This is a very graceful and finely stitched sampler, an unusual combination for the late date. Nine ethereal female figures, like penitents in an Edward Gorey cartoon, march solemnly about the sampler, paying homage to the house. The huge house appears to be welcoming... Read more

Ann Forrest 1757 - Cross Stitch Pattern

by Scarlet Letter

$26.00 Sale $2157

Note from the designer - "This very delicate Scottish sampler with its bold color scheme was designed with a four sided stylized honeysuckle border surrounding horizontal rows of illuminated alphabets and double running stitch motifs. The extensive use of double running stitch lends the sampler... Read more

Ann Hair 1762 - Cross Stitch Pattern

by Scarlet Letter

$16.00 $1503

Note from the designer - "This is a beautifully balanced, intensely stitched transitional sampler. Worked originally in brightly colored silk threads on a fine tammy (wool) ground, it features a repeating, four-sided carnation border, surrounding five horizontal bands interspersed by lines of... Read more

Ann Harding 1821 - Cross Stitch Pattern

by Scarlet Letter

$10.00 Sale $829

Note from the designer - "This Dover, Massachusetts, sampler features an unusual border surrounding alphabetical and numerical tests, and a four-line verse often found on early 19th century American samplers. The colors are remarkably well preserved. The maker, Ann Harding (who was actually... Read more

Ann Johnson 1729 - Cross Stitch Pattern

by Scarlet Letter

$15.00 Sale $1244

Note from the designer - "As the purpose for making samplers evolved over the decades and the centuries, so did its form. This beautiful early 18th century English band sampler retains the shape of her predecessors, but has clearly changed into a form distinctly recognizable as a product of her... Read more

Ann Jones 1776 - Cross Stitch Pattern

by Scarlet Letter

$26.00 $2443

In the upper register of this finely stitched English sampler there is featured an unusual vignette of Adam and Eve beneath the tree of life (with a menacing black faced serpent) flanked by mirror image brick cottages, followed by a pious verse:

Praise the Lord enthron'd on high
... Read more

Perform'd by Ann Parnell 1799 - Cross Stitch Pattern

by Scarlet Letter

$15.00 Sale $1244

Note from the designer - "This Quaker sampler came from the vicinity of York, England, where a Quaker school existed at the same time as the more famous Ackworth School, not far from there. The Parnell name is still fairly common in the district, and the family was Quaker.

Linen count and finished size: 35-count 18-3/4" x 24"; or 40 count 16-1/2" x 21"

Catharine Metcalf 1836 English Pictorial

by Scarlet Letter

$21.00 Sale $1742

There is so much going on in this fascinating English sampler that it's hard to know where to begin looking. Apart from the somewhat conventional Adam and Eve at the top center, adorable flying cherubs flank them and the apple tree, bearing gold rings and sprays of flowers. The verse is as... Read more

Elizabeth Cheetham 1824 - Cross Stitch Pattern

by Scarlet Letter

$25.00 $2349

This is a pleasantly quirky, colorful sampler likely stitched in the north of England judging by some of the Scottish influences in the design. A four sided strawberry border surrounds an alphabet and a pious verse above a geometric pattern band. Below this is a scenic register with trees, birds,... Read more

Elizabeth Gray 1832 - Cross Stitch Pattern

by Scarlet Letter

$29.00 $2725

This English sampler was made in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, featuring the Sheffield General Infirmary, a verse, a fashionably dressed man and woman, and a collection of animals in the lawn in front (sheep, fox, squirrels, rabbit, dog), all surrounded by a four sided berry border.

The... Read more

Country Life Sampler 1783 - Cross Stitch Pattern

by Scarlet Letter

$20.00 Sale $1659

Adapted from an English sampler dated 1783. The original sampler from which this piece was adapted measures 15 1/2" x 12 1/2", and was stitched over one thread of linen on approximately 50-thread-count glazed linen. The house on the left alone, which measures 71 by 62 squares on the graph,... Read more

Elizabeth Mansfield 1792 - Cross Stitch Pattern

by Scarlet Letter

$8.00 Sale $663

Note from the designer - "Elizabeth Mansfield finished her sampler in England on 13th June 1792, during the reign of King George III (1760-1820: note the cushioned crown in the upper third, marked on either side by the initials G R for George Rex). The original sampler was stitched on a very... Read more

Elizabeth Mitchell 1828 - Cross Stitch Pattern

by Scarlet Letter

$10.00 Sale $829

According to a note attached to the back of the original sampler, it was probably made near Newtown, Pennsylvania. The attribution at the center is surrounded by a typical Quaker leafy cartouche with opposing flowers and facing birds above. Other characteristic Quaker motifs include eight point... Read more

Elizabeth Raysor 1834 - Cross Stitch Pattern

by Scarlet Letter

$7.00 $657

Note from the designer: "A Pennsylvania German sampler that may not be, strictly speaking, a miniature, but is nonetheless small for its type. Typical Pennsylvania German folk culture motifs - birds, trees, hearts, flowers, crowns and stars - adorn it."

Origin and date: Pennsylvania... Read more

Elizabeth Topham 1727 - Cross Stitch Pattern

by Scarlet Letter

$9.00 Sale $746

This English sampler combines embroidered pictorial, alphabetic, and upholstery techniques, becoming in every sense a sampler of Ms. Topham's best work. Bargello work (also known as canvaswork, Irish stitch, flamestitch, or Florentine stitch) appeared on the earliest seventeenth century samplers,... Read more

EN 1657 A 17th Century Band Sampler - Cross Stitch Pattern

by Scarlet Letter

$12.00 $1127

Band samplers of the 17th century exhibit the widest range of stitches and techniques. Counted thread stitches on linen were artfully combined with panels of floral, geometric, or figural cut and drawn work- a technique where the background threads of linen are carefully bound, then cut and pulled... Read more

FAK-MEK 1779 - Cross Stitch Pattern

by Scarlet Letter

$10.00 Sale $829

Note from the designer: "This northern German sampler consists of random symbolic spot motifs, with a simple zigzag border. Religious symbols are commonly found on continental samplers. On this example, we find the wreath carried by angels (the wreath as a symbol for eternal life): the ship... Read more

Fanny M Forister 1828 - Cross Stitch Pattern

by Scarlet Letter

$18.00 Sale $1493

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

Grace Kemish circa 1816 - Cross Stitch Pattern

by Scarlet Letter

$26.00 $2443

"Jesus permit thy Gracious name to stand as the first effort of an infant hand. And while her fingers on the canvas move, engage her tender thoughts to seek thy love. With thy dear children, let her have a part and write thy name thyself upon her heart."

Hannah Breed 1756 - Cross Stitch Pattern

by Scarlet Letter

$10.00 Sale $829

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:

... Read more

Harriet Boardman 1804 - Cross Stitch Pattern

by Scarlet Letter

$10.00 Sale $829

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

Janet Burnet 1830 - Cross Stitch Pattern

by Scarlet Letter

$21.00 $1973

Displaying the traditional color scheme of Scottish samplers, this beautiful and delicately stitched piece also employs a variety of interesting counted thread stitches including queen, doublerunning, four-sided, back, counted satin filling, cross, Algerian eyelet, and cross over one (petit... Read more

Janet Carsels 1787 - Cross Stitch Pattern

by Scarlet Letter

$14.00 $1315

This sampler was made in Scotland and includes many of the traditional motifs associated with samplermaking in this region. Firstly, Janet has included many initials of family members. However the initials at the center- G R 3 -refer to the then-reigning monarch, King George III. The flowering... Read more

Katharine Mitchel circa 1785 - Cross Stitch Pattern

by Scarlet Letter

$25.00 Sale $2074

Note from the designer: "This Scottish sampler is a riot of brilliant color and intricate motifs, from the Scotsman in his kilt playing a traditional dulcimer (which looks like a butter churn) in the upper left, to an elaborate mansion house fronted by a three dimensional turkeywork lawn in the... Read more

Rose Shenamon Mitchell 1816 - Cross Stitch Pattern

by Scarlet Letter

$22.00 Sale $1826

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

Jane Smith 1814 - Cross Stitch Pattern

by Scarlet Letter

$29.00 $2729

This wonderfully symmetrical English sampler features a pair of silky floating swans and large twin sunflowers, executed in a rich natural palette of color. Birds fly over the tops of three flower-trees in the top third. A sumptuous basket of fruit is stitched between the golden swans, and towering... Read more

Mary Randal 1803 - Cross Stitch Pattern

by Scarlet Letter

$29.00 $2729

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

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