Antique Embroidery Samplers
19th Century American Framed Alphabet Embroidery Sampler
Located in New York, NY
American Country small embroidered sampler with green and red alphabet in stained wood frame
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19th Century American Country Antique Embroidery Samplers
Materials
Wood
Antique Hand Embroidered Turkmen Suzani Sampler In Shadow Box
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Beautiful antique Suzani textile embroidery made by nomadic Turkmen tribe as a sampler for probably
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Early 1900s Caucasian Antique Embroidery Samplers
Materials
Cotton, Glass, Wood
Antique Sampler Stool, English, Walnut, Boxwood, Embroidered, Decor, William IV
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique sampler stool. An English, walnut and boxwood embroidered decorative rest
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Early 19th Century British William IV Antique Embroidery Samplers
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Textile, Boxwood, Walnut
H 4.73 in W 10.83 in D 10.83 in
Antique Renaissance Styled Hand-Embroidered Sampler Panel or Tapestry Fragment
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
executed hand-embroidery is done in silk and silver thread and depicts an allegorical vignette. The thread
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Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Embroidery Samplers
Materials
Silk
H 10.75 in W 11.5 in D 1.75 in
Antique 1830 English Sampler by S. Norman, What is Life
Located in Bridgeport, CT
By S. Norman. With a now brown toned background and overall embroidery with birds, trees, flower
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19th Century English Folk Art Antique Embroidery Samplers
Materials
Fabric, Glass, Wood
Hungarian Rabbi Akiba Eger 19thC Judaica Folk Art Tapestry Needlepoint Sampler
Located in Surfside, FL
tapestry of a Rabbi, embroidered sampler, with beaded script below. (it reads J. Eger Oberlandes Rabbiner
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Early 1900s Folk Art Antique Embroidery Samplers
Materials
Wool, Mixed Media, Thread
1829 Needlepoint Pictorial Sampler of Flowers and Quote by 12-year old Girl.
Located in Soquel, CA
sampler. A girl who was lucky enough to continue her education usually made a second embroidery at a
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1820s American Folk Art Antique Embroidery Samplers
Materials
Linen, Thread
19th Century Embroidered Silk Panel Map Of The World
Located in Forney, TX
highly attractive appearance, with finely worked details, blackwork, sampler, decorative elements in
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19th Century European Victorian Antique Embroidery Samplers
Materials
Silk, Thread
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Antique Sampler, 1834 by Ann Kelk
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
1834 'Knowledge' Sampler by Ann Kelk. The sampler is worked in silk on a linen ground, in a variety of stitches. Simple embroidered border. Colors black, cream, green and peach. Alph...
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1830s English Folk Art Antique Embroidery Samplers
Victorian Framed Needlework of Butterflies
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Victorian needlepoint image of butterflies in a burl wood frame under glass. The oval wool stitchery on a green background in a newer shadow frame in a burl wood grain.
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1880s American Victorian Antique Embroidery Samplers
Materials
Fabric, Glass, Wood
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 having alphabet and numerals, above a religious “rod and reproof” verse, over a house a...
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1820s American Federal Antique Embroidery Samplers
Materials
Thread, Linen
Antique Victorian Coromandel Gentleman's Travelling Vanity Case 19th C
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning antique Victorian Coromandel gentleman's travelling vanity case with fitted interior, circa 1865 in date.
This rectagular shaped traveling case is made of rare co...
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1860s English Antique Embroidery Samplers
Materials
Wood
H 3.55 in W 10.24 in D 7.49 in
American Sampler Under Glass with the Original Gilt Birdseye Maple Frame, C 1820
Located in Hollywood, SC
American sampler under glass with the original gilt Birdseye maple molded edge frame, Early 19th Century. Signed by maker Mary Ann Browning, Age 12.
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1820s American American Empire Antique Embroidery Samplers
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Glass, Birdseye Maple, Giltwood, Linen
H 20.25 in W 16.25 in D 1 in
George IV English Embroidered Needlework Tapestry Sampler by Elizabeth Castle
Located in Cheshire, GB
George IV English embroidered needlework tapestry sampler picture by Elizabeth Castle dated 1829 in walnut frame.
Dimensions:
Height 20 inches.
Width 16.5 inches.
Depth 1...
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Early 19th Century English George IV Antique Embroidery Samplers
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Tapestry
H 20 in W 16.5 in D 1 in
Antique Burr Walnut Writing Box by Betjemann with Rare Secret Compartment
By George Betjemann & Sons
Located in Northampton, GB
Retailed by Charles Henry, Manchester
From our Writing Box collection, we are delighted to offer this English Burr Walnut Writing Box by Betjemann. The Writing box of slim rectangul...
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Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Embroidery Samplers
Materials
Brass
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H 5.9 in W 14.57 in D 11 in
Vintage Turkish Embroidered Folk Art Textile in Purple, Wall Hanging or Throw
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful hand embroidered textile from Turkey that is perhaps 30 or 40 years old. A whimsical example of textile Folk Art.
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Late 20th Century Turkish Folk Art Antique Embroidery Samplers
Materials
Wool
Antique Sampler, 1799, by Anne Strong
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Georgian Sampler, 1799, by Anne Strong. The sampler is worked in fine wool and silk on a linen ground, in cross stitch throughout. Unusual curly border. Colours red, yellow, light br...
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1790s English George III Antique Embroidery Samplers
Materials
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 fanciful pictorial needlework sampler on linen panel featuring a great variety of ani...
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Late 18th Century American Folk Art Antique Embroidery Samplers
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Linen
Antique Korean Small Wood Box Joseon Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
A small Korean antique box circa late 19th century of Joseon Dynasty. The square form box was constructed with thick hardwood planks on all side (appears to be elm) with a noticeable...
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19th Century Korean Other Antique Embroidery Samplers
Materials
Brass
Antique Korean Mirror and Cosmetic Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
A mirror and cosmetic box known as Gyeongdae from Korea circa early 20th century of late Joseon to Korean Empire to colonial period. This type of small and elegant cabinet belongs pe...
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20th Century Korean Other Antique Embroidery Samplers
Materials
Brass
Antique Botanical Print of Polypodium Quercinum
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Polypodium Quercinum'. Botanical print of the Common Polypody, an evergreen fern. Published by or after Elisabeth Blackwell, circa 1750.
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Mid-18th Century Antique Embroidery Samplers
Materials
Paper
Antique Eye Dazzler Navajo Sampler Rug, Modern Southwest Meets Luxury Lodge
By Navajo
Located in Dallas, TX
78627 Antique Eye Dazzler Navajo Sampler Rug, 01'06 x 03'02.
Modern Southwest style meets luxury lodge in this handwoven Native American Navajo rug. The striking Eye Dazzler design a...
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Early 20th Century American Navajo Antique Embroidery Samplers
Materials
Wool
Pair of Primitive Green Painted Benches with Backs
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous pair of primitive country benches. Early c1900 painted green that has been distressed over the years. Very solid, not wobbly, normal age related wear. Would make great plant...
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Early 1900s American Adirondack Antique Embroidery Samplers
Materials
Pine, Paint
Antique Sampler, 1821, by Susanna Farrow
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Antique Sampler, 1821, by Susanna Farrow. The sampler is worked in silk on a linen ground, mainly in cross stitch. Meandering strawberry border. Colours green, copper, gold, silver, ...
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1820s English Antique Embroidery Samplers
Materials
Linen
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American Folk Art Child's Sampler, Late 19th Century
Located in Brooklyn, NY
American Folk Art child's sampler, late 19th century, the rectangular linen body stitched in pastel
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Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Embroidery Samplers
Materials
Linen
Excellent Early 19th Century Delaware Valley Silk Embroidery
Located in Philadelphia, PA
spectacular leaves.
This silk embroidery descended in a prominent Delaware family and was quite clearly
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19th Century American Antique Embroidery Samplers
Excellent Schoolgirl Silk Embroidery, "a Favorite Lamb, " Pennsylvania, 1823
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Baltimore, entered the Lititz School in 1822 and worked this splendid silk embroidery there, indicating that
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1820s American Folk Art Antique Embroidery Samplers
Materials
Silk
H 19 in W 18.5 in D 1.5 in
Embroidered Wall Hanging
Located in Portland, ME
interior with furniture and vases with flowers. The embroidery is done with silk and metallic threads. The
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19th Century Chinese Antique Embroidery Samplers
Materials
Metallic Thread
Embroidered Picture, Tver Region, Russia, late 19th Century
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Christianity. Although not as symbolic, the floral elements indeed play a commanding role in most embroidery
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19th Century Russian Antique Embroidery Samplers
Les Pensionnaires Pieuse, France, circa 1820
Located in Philadelphia, PA
clasped in devotion.
This extraordinary and praiseworthy frame is original to the embroidery, with
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19th Century French Antique Embroidery Samplers
Harriet and Mary Rivers - A Pair of 1863 Embroidery Samplers
Located in Corsham, GB
A delightful pair of embroidery samplers by Harriet and Mary Rivers aged 9 and 11. The two girls
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19th Century Antique Embroidery Samplers
Materials
Tapestry
Antique 19th Century Cross Stitch Embroidery Sampler Table Grapes Dove
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique mid 19th century folk art embroidery sampler showing a small pedestal table set with
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Mid-19th Century Folk Art Antique Embroidery Samplers
Materials
Wool
19th Century Irish Needlework Embroidery Sampler
Located in New York, NY
This charming needlepoint cross-stich sampler is embroidered with the alphabet and numbers, and
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1830s Irish Early Victorian Antique Embroidery Samplers
Framed 19th Century Embroidery - Floral Sampler
Located in Corsham, GB
A delightful 19th century needlework sampler portraying floral and fauna. The artist has used a
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19th Century Antique Embroidery Samplers
Materials
Tapestry
1853 Antique Folk Art Embroidery Cross Stitch Sampler Mourning Love Death
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique 1850s cross stitch sampler by Dorothy Manners, memorializing what appears to be the death
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1850s Folk Art Antique Embroidery Samplers
Materials
Cotton
H 9.75 in W 11.25 in D 1.25 in
19th Century Needlework Sampler of the Garden of Eden
Located in Nantucket, MA
Lovely 19th century needlework sampler with central scene of Adam and Eve, the apple tree, and
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19th Century Antique Embroidery Samplers
Materials
Thread, Wood
Temperance Sampler Quilt with Figures and Animals and Figures
Located in Darnestown, MD
There are many exceptional aspects to this delicate sampler quilt. The format is unusual. Upon
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19th Century American Antique Embroidery Samplers
Materials
Cotton
Antique Silkwork Coastal Scene Embroidery
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Antique silkwork coastal scene embroidery. The embroidery is worked in silks on a silk ground, in a
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Early 1800s English Folk Art Antique Embroidery Samplers
Materials
Silk
'Cross stitch' original 19th c. sampler with didactic poem and floral design
Located in Milwaukee, WI
teacher’s home. At this age, Kervil likely consulted a sampler, a piece of embroidery with various patterns
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1840s Folk Art Antique Embroidery Samplers
Materials
Linen, Fabric, Silk, Thread, Mixed Media
Emily Bennett - Framed 1854 Embroidery, Flora & Fauna
Located in Corsham, GB
A wonderfully detailed Victorian sampler by Emily Bennett, creatively made at the young age of 8
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Mid-19th Century Antique Embroidery Samplers
Materials
Tapestry
Antique Silkwork Embroidery of a Bird of Paradise
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Antique Silkwork embroidery of a bird of paradise. The embroidery is worked in silks on silk ground
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1820s French Folk Art Antique Embroidery Samplers
Materials
Textile
Antique Greek Island Table Rug
Located in San Francisco, CA
This antique Greek island embroidery uses a variety of techniques reminiscent of embroidered
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19th Century Greek Antique Embroidery Samplers
Victorian Wool Work Embroidered Picture of a Tiger
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Victorian wool work embroidered picture of a tiger. The embroidery is worked in wool on canvas
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Late 19th Century English Folk Art Antique Embroidery Samplers
Materials
Wool
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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1720s English Other Antique Embroidery Samplers
Materials
Metallic Thread
18th Century Silk Embroidered Nautical Scene, HOPE
Located in Nantucket, MA
finishing school Samplers. Georgian embroideries most often depicted stylized mourning or genre scenes
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1780s English George III Antique Embroidery Samplers
Materials
Silk
18th Century Silk Embroidered Nautical Scene
Located in Nantucket, MA
Samplers. Georgian embroideries most often depicted stylized mourning or genre scenes; nautical pictures
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1780s English George III Antique Embroidery Samplers
Materials
Silk
Harriet and Mary Rivers - A Pair of 1863 Embroidery Samplers
Located in Corsham, GB
A delightful pair of embroidery samplers by Harriet and Mary Rivers aged 9 and 11. The two girls
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19th Century Antique Embroidery Samplers
Materials
Tapestry
Judaica Hebrew Folk Art Embroidery Punchwork "Mizrach" 1901 Palestine Sampler
Located in Surfside, FL
Punch point embroidered Sampler, Midrash Shlomo Jerusalem, 1900/1901. (It is dated with the Jewish
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Early 1900s Folk Art Antique Embroidery Samplers
Materials
Wool, Glass, Wood, Mixed Media
Antique Country Mansion House Embroidery
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Country Mansion house embroidery, circa 1830. The sampler is worked in silk on canvas ground, in a
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Early 19th Century English Folk Art Antique Embroidery Samplers
Materials
Silk
Antique Animal Print Style Crewelwork
Located in Los Angeles, US
Antique Embroideries and Embroidered Textiles – Antique embroideries and Suzani embroideries are
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Early 1900s Other Antique Embroidery Samplers
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Collection of Embroidery Samplers
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Collection of six silver framed embroidery samplers.
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Early 20th Century American Antique Embroidery Samplers
Darning Embroidery Sampler
Located in North Egremont, MA
Elaborate fancy sample on a handwoven cotton background, edged in cotton. Work done in mercerized cotton.
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Late 19th Century American Antique Embroidery Samplers
Important Maryland Sampler, 1835
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The outstanding book, A Maryland Schoolgirl Sampling: Girlhood Embroidery 1738 – 1860, by Gloria
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19th Century American Antique Embroidery Samplers
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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18th Century and Earlier Antique Embroidery Samplers
Outstanding 1820 New Jersey Sampler
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Embroidery, Philadelphia in the Federal Period, Samplers with Mansions and Terraced Gardens (volume II, pages
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19th Century American Antique Embroidery Samplers
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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18th Century and Earlier English Antique Embroidery Samplers
Fine Ohio Schoolgirl Sampler dated 1830
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Ohio samplers are far rarer than those from states along the eastern seaboard.Documented
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19th Century American Antique Embroidery Samplers
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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Late 18th Century American Folk Art Antique Embroidery Samplers
Materials
Silk
Outstanding New Hampshire Sampler, Dated 1817
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An outstanding sampler with enormous visual appeal, this is one of several known pieces that form a
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1810s American Folk Art Antique Embroidery Samplers
Materials
Silk
Pennsylvania or New Jersey Sampler dated 1830
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This splendid large pictorial sampler features a double-chimney brick house flanked by curly-tailed
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19th Century American Antique Embroidery Samplers
1809 Westtown School Sampler by Eliza Matthews
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Ring's Girlhood Embroidery, Volume II, pages 388-395 provides much information about the samplers of the
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19th Century American Antique Embroidery Samplers
Schoolgirl Sampler, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Late 18th Century
Located in Philadelphia, PA
thought that they made their samplers at a boarding school.
In vol. I of Girlhood Embroidery Betty Ring
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Late 18th Century American Folk Art Antique Embroidery Samplers
Materials
Silk
Excellent New Jersey Quaker Schoolgirl Sampler, Dated 1811
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Charlotte Beck worked this excellent sampler while attending the Pine Grove School, a Quaker school
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1810s American Folk Art Antique Embroidery Samplers
Materials
Silk
Outstanding and Important Newburyport, Mass. Sampler, dated 1801
Located in Philadelphia, PA
, Massachusetts, produced several groups of extraordinarily handsome samplers and silk embroideries during the
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19th Century American Antique Embroidery Samplers
Rare Pennsylvania Quaker Silk Embroidery Dated 1798
Located in Philadelphia, PA
in the file that accompanies the sampler. Mary and Alexander had two children, Sarah and Jane, who
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18th Century and Earlier American Antique Embroidery Samplers
Print-work Silk Embroidery, Providence, Rhode Island, circa 1818
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Amongst the excellent silk embroideries worked at the Balch School in Providence, Rhode Island is a
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19th Century American Antique Embroidery Samplers
Lewis Family Coat of Arm Silk Embroidery, Connecticut circa 1805
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This outstanding coat of arms silk embroidery was worked at the renowned Misses Patten School in
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19th Century American Antique Embroidery Samplers
Materials
Silk
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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1740s British George II Antique Embroidery Samplers
Materials
Silk
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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19th Century American Antique Embroidery Samplers
Materials
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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19th Century American Antique Embroidery Samplers
Rare Early 18th Century Embroidered Lady's Pocket
Located in Philadelphia, PA
rich embroidery. The ground is fairly covered with a wonderful period device, faux-quilted vermicelli
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Early 18th Century English Folk Art Antique Embroidery Samplers
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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18th Century and Earlier American Antique Embroidery Samplers
Silkwork Picture, Italian Landscape, Early 19th Century
Located in Philadelphia, PA
now accompanies the embroidery.
Worked in chenille, silk and watercolor on silk, it is in excellent
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Early 1800s Italian Antique Embroidery Samplers
Materials
Silk
Handsome New Hampshire Sampler Dated 1805
Located in Philadelphia, PA
about these samplers in Girlhood Embroidery, vol. I, indicates that “At the turn of the new century, a
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Early 1800s American Folk Art Antique Embroidery Samplers
Materials
Silk
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There is a range of antique embroidery samplers for sale on 1stDibs. Each of these unique antique embroidery samplers was constructed with extraordinary care, often using fabric, wood and cotton. Antique embroidery samplers have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. folk art antique embroidery samplers are consistently popular styles.
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The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $2,200, while they’re typically $453 on the low end and $3,200 highest priced.
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