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18th Century Sampler

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

Early 18th Century Band Sampler, 1713, by Ann Arner
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Queen Anne Band Sampler, 1713, by Ann Arner. The sampler is worked in silk on a linen ground, in a
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Antique 1710s English Tapestries

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Linen

Early 20th Century Handmade Persian Sampler Mahal Throw Rug
Located in New York, NY
An antique Persian Wagireh (Sampler) Mahal throw rug handmade during the early 20th century. This
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Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Persian Rugs

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Wool

American framed needle work sampler by Seraphina Learned, 1800's
Located in Kenilworth, IL
American sampler of silk floss on linen with a modest zig-zag border framing an uppercase letter
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Antique Early 18th Century American Folk Art Tapestries

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Linen, Silk

ANTiQUE ELIZABETH CLARK SIGNED 1787 WHEN SHE WAS 9 GEORGE II NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER
Located in GB
collectable, it depicts the 18th century poem The Sick Man and The Angel by John Grey. The frame is solid
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Antique 1780s English Georgian Tapestries

Materials

Cotton

Mid-20th Century Handmade Persian Wagireh Hamadan Throw Rug
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Persian Wagireh (sampler rug) Hamadan throw rug handmade during the mid-20th century with
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Mid-20th Century Persian Rustic Persian Rugs

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Wool, Cotton

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

Pair of Rouge Marble Pedestals
Located in New Orleans, LA
marble for Royal apartments in the 18th century and was used to create the fireplace mantel in the office
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Antique 19th Century European Neoclassical Pedestals and Columns

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Marble, Bronze

Pair of Rouge Marble Pedestals
Pair of Rouge Marble Pedestals
H 47.44 in W 10.5 in D 10.5 in

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Antique 1820s American American Empire Decorative Art

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Located in Hyattsville, MD
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Antique 19th Century Unknown Folk Art Tapestries

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Fabric

Antique Renaissance Revival Walnut, Burl & Needlepoint Parlor Chairs, c1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
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19thc Velvet Crazy Quilt from Pennsylvania
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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18th Century American Pine Decorated Blanket Chest
Located in Nantucket, MA
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Located in Copenhagen, DK
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American Needlework Sampler by Maria Morris, 1827
Located in Nantucket, MA
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Antique Sampler, 1849, by Jane Joslin
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
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Antique Sampler, 1849, by Jane Joslin
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Connecticut Sampler, Dated 1833
Located in Philadelphia, PA
New London County, connecticut produced many excellent samplers from the middle of the 18th century
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Antique 1830s American Folk Art Decorative Art

Connecticut Sampler, Dated 1833
Connecticut Sampler, Dated 1833
H 21 in W 23.5 in D 1.5 in
Embroidered Picture, Tver Region, Russia, late 19th Century
Located in Philadelphia, PA
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Antique 19th Century Russian Quilts and Blankets

18TH CENTURY NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER MAP OF ENGLAND
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Tapestries

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RARE & EARLY DATED 1723 CHILDS SAMPLER
Located in Los Angeles, CA
RARE 18THC SCHOOL GIRL SAMPLER IN A BLUE PAINTED NEWLY FRAMED AND MOUNTED.THIS SAMPLER IS IN GREAT
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Quilts and Blankets

Late 17th Century Framed Sampler by Elizabeth Fade, Aged 11
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A charming small sampler with rows of flowers in various stitches, late 17th century. "Elizabeth
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Antique Late 17th Century Decorative Art

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Early 19th Century English Sampler by Betty Dent, Aged 8
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Early 19th century English sampler by Betty Dent, Aged 8. " If I am right, thy grace impart, still
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Antique 19th Century English Decorative Art

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Textile

English Regency Straw and Felt Sampler Serving Tray
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a gorgeously rare regency straw and felt sampler serving tray. English from the
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Antique Late 18th Century English Regency Platters and Serveware

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Felt, Straw, Oak

Small Antique Framed Embroidered Sampler, English, Needlepoint, Georgian, C.1800
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique framed embroidered sampler. An English, needlepoint tapestry in giltwood frame
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Antique Late 18th Century English Decorative Art

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A Period French Louis XV Miniature Commode or sampler
Located in Winter Park, FL
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Models and Miniatures

18th Century Gold-Threaded Needlework Picture
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
18th century gold-threaded needlework picture. The embroidery is worked using a variety of stitches
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18th Century Silk Embroidered Nautical Scene
Located in Nantucket, MA
18th century George III silk embroidered nautical scene, circa 1780, a refined picture made by hand
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Antique 1780s English George III Tapestries

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18th Century Silk Embroidered Nautical Scene, HOPE
Located in Nantucket, MA
18th century George III silk embroidered nautical scene, circa 1780, a refined picture made by hand
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Antique 1780s English George III Tapestries

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18th Century "The Articles of the Christian Faith" French Sampler
Located in East Hampton, NY
Early 18th century, French sampler, dated May 1736. Sampler size: 8.75" W x 14.75" H The creed
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Antique Early 18th Century French Antiquities

Silk Needlework Map of England and Wales Signed Anna Brewster Dated 1783
Located in San Francisco, CA
Georgian map sampler is signed and dated in the upper left hand corner, mounted and framed. Brewster was
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Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Maps

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Canvas, Silk

Important Danish Sampler, dated 1734, Allegory of Springtime
Located in Philadelphia, PA
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Danish Folk Art Decorative Art

Important 18th Century Salem, Massachusetts Sampler
Located in Philadelphia, PA
is the only 18th century one in this group. The similarities between these four samplers are
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Antique Late 18th Century American Folk Art Quilts and Blankets

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Silk

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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Silk

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

Mid 17th century Spot Sampler
Located in Philadelphia, PA
samplers date from as early as the 1590s and were being made into the later part of the 17th century; they
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Quilts and Blankets

1739 Dutch Sampler
Located in Philadelphia, PA
samplermakers for centuries. Samplers and needlework are our specialty. If you are interested in
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Dutch Decorative Art

1739 Dutch Sampler
1739 Dutch Sampler
H 14 in W 24 in
Fine English Sampler, Early 19th Century
Located in Philadelphia, PA
follows, “Darning samplers, which became popular in England in the second half of the 18th century, make
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Antique 19th Century British Quilts and Blankets

1799 Massachusetts Needlework Sampler
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Plymouth, having traveled back to England to ensure support. Rebecca worked this delightful sampler in
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Quilts and Blankets

English Needlework Sampler dated 1768
Located in Philadelphia, PA
separate the vignettes and a border of classic mid-18th century design frames the sampler well. The maker
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Decorative Art

Important Philadelphia Sampler dated 1792
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This rare, pictorial sampler was made in Philadelphia by Ann Simmons in 1792 while she attended Ann
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Art

Sampler of Adam and Eve by Phebe Miles
Located in Wells, ME
Really wonderful Adam And Eve sampler made by Phebe Miles age 12 dated 1799. Shepherd with
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Tapestries

Fine English Sampler dated 1797, Maple Frame
Located in Philadelphia, PA
schoolgirls in the 18th and 19th centuries. The research into Miss Downing's identity yielded
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Decorative Art

Fine English Needlework Sampler by Elizabeth Fairleim
Located in Harrodsburg, KY
A fine needlework sampler on linen by Elizabeth Fairleim under the tutelage of dame Margaret Miller.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Quilts and Blankets

18th Century Italian Marble Inlay Mirror
Located in Montecito, CA
moldings; Fizenze; 18th Century.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Wall Mirrors

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Marble

Excellent Pennsylvania Sampler Dated 1827
Located in Philadelphia, PA
the 18th century. The history of the Flack family in Bucks County, north of Philadelphia, has been
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Antique 1820s American Folk Art Quilts and Blankets

Important English Sampler dated 1772 by Ann Hollensbee
Located in Philadelphia, PA
specific tree can be found on 17th and 18th century North European needlework and was brought by the Dutch
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Quilts and Blankets

1789 English Sampler with Black Lady and Gentleman
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Very handsome pictorial sampler with strong contrast and rare imagery. A tall flowering tree with a
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Quilts and Blankets

Excellent Massachusetts Schoolgirl Sampler, Dated 1787
Located in Philadelphia, PA
with the many outstanding samplers made in the last quarter of the 18th century in Boston and its
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Antique 1780s American Folk Art Quilts and Blankets

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Silk

English Quaker School Alphabet Sampler dated 1809
Located in Philadelphia, PA
research of the many British Quaker families of the 18th and early 19th centuries indicates that there were
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Antique 19th Century English Quilts and Blankets

1809 Westtown School Sampler by Eliza Matthews
Located in Philadelphia, PA
the second from Edward Young, both are respected British poets of the first half of the 18th century
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Antique 19th Century American Decorative Art

Rare Early 18th Century Embroidered Lady's Pocket
Located in Philadelphia, PA
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Antique Early 18th Century English Folk Art Quilts and Blankets

Rare Multiplication Table Needlework Sampler, England, 1816
Located in Philadelphia, PA
at the forefront of the education of young girls throughout the 18th and early 19th centuries. In
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Antique 1810s English Folk Art Quilts and Blankets

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Silk

Outstanding and Important Newburyport, Mass. Sampler, dated 1801
Located in Philadelphia, PA
It is a privilege to offer this extraordinary sampler, an important example with enormous visual
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Antique 19th Century American Quilts and Blankets

Delaware Sampler by Sarah Ralson Jones, Dated 1822
Located in Philadelphia, PA
sugar and arum trade in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The prominence of the Hemphill family
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Antique 19th Century American Quilts and Blankets

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Silk

New Hampshire Sampler by Syrena Blanchard, dated 1826
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Syrena Blanchard's splendid sampler evidences an unusual composition which combines well with her
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Antique 19th Century American Quilts and Blankets

1826 New York Sampler: Celebrating 50 years of our Independence
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pope’s “Moral Essays” published in the early 18th century. Worked in silk on linen, the
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Antique 19th Century American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

Spanish Baroque Period Miniature Walnut Side Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
A fine Spanish Baroque period miniature walnut side table, first quarter 18th century, with a thick
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Spanish Baroque Side Tables

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Iron

Silkwork Picture, Italian Landscape, Early 19th Century
Located in Philadelphia, PA
ruins from antiquity, was a popular one in the late 18th century. Four columns appear partially or in
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Antique Early 1800s Italian Quilts and Blankets

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Silk

Rare Pennsylvania Quaker Silk Embroidery Dated 1798
Located in Philadelphia, PA
and folky nature indicates a relationship to other excellent 18th century examples from Philadelphia
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Decorative Art

Excellent Early Boston Canvaswork Picture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
of the Philadelphia Museum of Art and published in GIRLHOOD EMBROIDERY by Betty Ring. Samplers and
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Decorative Art

Embroidery, England, circa 1740, Provenance: Met Museum Costume Collection
Located in Philadelphia, PA
In the mid-18th century, fashionable American and European ladies made and wore these pieces, which
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Antique 1740s British George II Quilts and Blankets

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Silk

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With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the 18th century sampler you’re looking for. A 18th century sampler — often made from fabric, silk and linen — can elevate any home. A 18th century sampler, designed in the Folk Art, Arts and Crafts or Regency style, is generally a popular piece of furniture.

How Much is a 18th Century Sampler?

A 18th century sampler can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $4,800, while the lowest priced sells for $1,250 and the highest can go for as much as $48,000.