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American Needlework Sampler

American Needlework Sampler by Maria Morris, 1827
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique American Needlework Sampler by Maria Morris, 1827, a needlework sampler on linen panel
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Antique 1820s American Federal Decorative Art

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Thread, Linen

American Needlework Sampler by Eliza Jordan, Aged 12, Late 18th Century
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique American needlework sampler by Eliza Jordan, aged 12, late 18th century, a very fine and
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Antique Late 18th Century American Folk Art Tapestries

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Linen

Girlhood Embroidery, American Samplers and Pictorial Needlework, 1650-1850
By Betty Ring
Located in valatie, NY
Girlhood embroidery, American samplers and pictorial needlework 1650-1850 by Betty Ring. New York
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20th Century American Books

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Paper

American Child's Sampler, Circa 1845 by "Julia Ellen Painter Aged 9 Years Old"
By Julia Ellen Painter
Located in Incline Village, NV
Lovely American Sampler with family register by "Julia Ellen Painter aged 9 Years Old" under the
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Antique 1840s American Victorian Tapestries

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Linen, Thread

1829 Needlepoint Pictorial Sampler of Flowers and Quote by 12-year old Girl.
Located in Soquel, CA
. Image size: 20"H x 16"W. From The Met: American Needlework in the Eighteenth Century: In eighteenth
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Antique 1820s American Folk Art Decorative Art

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Linen, Thread

Map Silk Embroidered Western Eastern Hemisphere New Old World Asia America Afri
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A rare, late-18th century, silk, embroidered, double hemisphere, world map, blackwork, sampler
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Antique 18th Century British Georgian Maps

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Silk

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Antique Sampler, 1840, by Emma Lind
H 12.3 in W 11.4 in D 1.6 in
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18th Century American Pine Decorated Blanket Chest
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Villeroy & Boch, Luxembourg. Set of nine "American Sampler" porcelain plates
Located in Copenhagen, DK
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Antique Sampler, 1799, by Anne Strong
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
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Antique 1790s English George III Tapestries

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Antique Sampler, 1799, by Anne Strong
Antique Sampler, 1799, by Anne Strong
H 16.7 in W 12.8 in D 1 in
Pair of Original Antique French Triumph Etchings
Located in Chicago, IL
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Cambridge, Massachusetts Sampler Dated 1824
Located in Philadelphia, PA
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Antique 1820s American Folk Art Quilts and Blankets

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Early 19th Century Schoolgirl Needlework, likely from Newburyport, Massachusetts
By Elizabeth Page
Located in Andover, MA
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Antique Early 1800s American American Colonial Decorative Art

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Excellent Early 19th Century Delaware Valley Silk Embroidery
Located in Philadelphia, PA
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Antique 19th Century American Decorative Art

Excellent Schoolgirl Silk Embroidery, "a Favorite Lamb, " Pennsylvania, 1823
Located in Philadelphia, PA
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American Sampler, Circa 1928 by "Edith E.. Jewett"
By Edith E. Jewett
Located in Incline Village, NV
Charming American Sampler "Wrought by Edith E. Jewett" from "Portland, Oregon" in the year "1928
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Antique American Folk Art Sampler Dated 1814
Located in New York, NY
An American folk art sampler. Originally these were intended to diplay a persons skill with
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Antique 19th Century American Tapestries

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Girlhood Embroidery, American Samplers and Pictorial Needlework, 1650-1850
By Betty Ring
Located in valatie, NY
Girlhood embroidery, American samplers and pictorial needlework 1650-1850 by Betty Ring. New York
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20th Century American Books

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American Needlework Sampler by Silence Goodnow
Located in Harrodsburg, KY
A fine American needlework sampler worked by Silence Goodnow of Penfield, New York at the age of 14.
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Antique 19th Century American Quilts and Blankets

Classic American Needlework Sampler, dated 1833
Located in Philadelphia, PA
into a molded and painted black frame. Samplers and needlework are our specialty. If you are
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Antique 1830s American Folk Art Quilts and Blankets

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English Needlework Sampler dated 1768
Located in Philadelphia, PA
We very rarely encounter a sampler, English or American, which is unlike any other known example
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Decorative Art

Very Fine and Small English Sampler Needlework, dated 1808
Located in Philadelphia, PA
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18th Century American School Girls Marking Sampler
Located in Concord, MA
Massachusetts embroidered school girls sampler, 18th century. "Wrought by Mary Fowler in Danvers
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Antique Late 18th Century American Folk Art Primitives

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Quaker Westtown School Sampler, American, 1815
Located in Philadelphia, PA
stitched sampler epitomizes the aesthetic of needlework produced at Westtown (aka Weston) School in the
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Antique 19th Century American Quilts and Blankets

American Folk Art Sampler Dated 1808
Located in Philadelphia, PA
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Early 19th Century Schoolgirl Sampler, probably American
Located in Philadelphia, PA
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Outstanding New Hampshire Sampler, Dated 1817
Located in Philadelphia, PA
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Antique 1810s American Folk Art Quilts and Blankets

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Excellent Massachusetts Schoolgirl Sampler, Dated 1787
Located in Philadelphia, PA
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Important 18th Century Salem, Massachusetts Sampler
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Historical Society (published in Girlhood Embroidery American Samplers & Pictorial Needlework 1650-1850 by
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"Manhattan Isle" New York Sampler dated 1810
Located in Philadelphia, PA
. The sight size of the sampler is 17" square. Samplers and needlework are our specialty. If you are
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Antique 1810s American Folk Art Quilts and Blankets

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1739 Dutch Sampler
Located in Philadelphia, PA
small V. While English and American samplers from early periods tend to be vertical in shape, Friesian
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Dutch Decorative Art

1739 Dutch Sampler
1739 Dutch Sampler
H 14 in W 24 in
Excellent New Jersey Sampler, circa 1826, Original Frame
Located in Philadelphia, PA
century form one of the most significant of all groups of American samplers. They often feature balanced
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Antique 1820s American Folk Art Decorative Art

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Textile

Schoolgirl Sampler, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Late 18th Century
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An important group of 18th century Massachusetts samplers has been of interest to curators
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Antique Late 18th Century American Folk Art Quilts and Blankets

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Silk

Important New Jersey Sampler
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large, fully-developed family record samplers were frequently made in New England and far less
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Antique 19th Century American Decorative Art

Important Philadelphia Sampler dated 1792
Located in Philadelphia, PA
EMBROIDERY: AMERICAN SAMPLERS & PICTORIAL NEEDLEWORK 1650 – 1850 (Knopf 1993), in a section entitled
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Art

New Jersey Sampler dated 1836
Located in Philadelphia, PA
schools in the area. Overall these samplers are amongst the most inventive and appealing of American
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Antique 19th Century American Quilts and Blankets

New Jersey Sampler dated 1836
New Jersey Sampler dated 1836
H 20.25 in W 21.25 in
Outstanding 1820 New Jersey Sampler
Located in Philadelphia, PA
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Antique 19th Century American Quilts and Blankets

Pictorial Philadelphia Sampler, circa 1830
Located in Philadelphia, PA
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Antique 19th Century American Quilts and Blankets

New Hampshire House Sampler, 1832
Located in Philadelphia, PA
frame. Samplers and needlework are our specialty. If you are interested in more of this type of work
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Antique 19th Century American Quilts and Blankets

Excellent Pennsylvania Sampler Dated 1827
Located in Philadelphia, PA
mahogany and maple cornerblock frame. Samplers and needlework are our specialty. If you are interested
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Antique 1820s American Folk Art Quilts and Blankets

New Jersey Sampler, circa 1837
Located in Philadelphia, PA
in a cherry beveled frame. Samplers and needlework are our specialty. If you are interested in
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Antique 1830s American Quilts and Blankets

New Jersey Sampler, circa 1837
New Jersey Sampler, circa 1837
H 20.25 in W 20.5 in D 1 in
1839 Folk Art Sampler Featuring an Eagle
Located in Philadelphia, PA
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Antique 19th Century American Outsider and Self Taught Art

1809 Westtown School Sampler by Eliza Matthews
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This outstanding sampler was worked at the Westtown Boarding School, the historic American Quaker
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Antique 19th Century American Decorative Art

1810 Maine Sampler on Green Linsey-Woolsey
Located in Philadelphia, PA
sampler signed, “Lucy P. Warren is my name America is my nation Jay is my dwelling place and Christ is my
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Antique 19th Century American Decorative Art

New Hampshire Folk Art Sampler dated 1831
Located in Philadelphia, PA
many generations. Samplers and needlework are our specialty. If you are interested in
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Antique 19th Century American Quilts and Blankets

Important English Sampler dated 1772 by Ann Hollensbee
Located in Philadelphia, PA
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Quilts and Blankets

Needlework Picture from the Mid-19th Century
Located in Philadelphia, PA
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Antique 19th Century More Folk Art

Outstanding and Important Newburyport, Mass. Sampler, dated 1801
Located in Philadelphia, PA
a graphic pink and black sawtooth border. The sampler was published in American Radiance: The
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Antique 19th Century American Quilts and Blankets

1818 New Hampshire Sampler on Green Linsey Woolsey
Located in Philadelphia, PA
fine figured maple and cherry frame. Samplers and needlework are our specialty. If you
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Antique 19th Century American Decorative Art

American Silk Embroidery of a Shepherdess and Windmill, c.1800
Located in Philadelphia, PA
the countryside as subject matter for samplers, needlework pictures and paintings. This small format
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Antique 19th Century American Decorative Art

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Watercolor

American Silk Embroidery of a Basket of Flowers, circa 1835
Located in Philadelphia, PA
published in the period. Samplers and needlework are our specialty. If you are interested in
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Antique 19th Century American Decorative Art

Embroidery, England, circa 1740, Provenance: Met Museum Costume Collection
Located in Philadelphia, PA
conservation mounted into a 19th century gold leaf frame. Antique samplers and needlework are our specialty.
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Antique 1740s British George II Quilts and Blankets

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Silk

Print-work Silk Embroidery, Providence, Rhode Island, circa 1818
Located in Philadelphia, PA
watchmaker and merchant as well. Samplers and needlework are our specialty. If you are
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Antique 19th Century American Decorative Art

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