19thc Schoolgirl Sampler from New England of ABC's
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wonderful miniature schoolgirl 19thc sampler from New England in the original frame and done on early linen homespun.The frame seams to be original to the piece.The condition is ver...
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H 21.25 in W 1.32 in D 23.19 in
Cathrine Carr McFarlans 1836 Antique Sampler Scotland Family Tree Home Birds
Located in Mobile, AL
She is listed in Scottish records as born about 1822 and living with her mother Agness in 1861. This schoolgirl sampler features multiple stiches, alphabets, numbers, birds, a pictur...
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H 0.5 in W 15.25 in D 15.25 in
Antique Early 19th Century Schoolgirl Needlework Sampler – Dated 180X
Located in Delray Beach, FL
A rare and beautiful antique textile sampler wrought by a schoolgirl in the Early 19th Century (Circa 1800-1810).
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Fine Ohio Schoolgirl Sampler dated 1830
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Thorn’s school where they each worked outstanding, large samplers. The works by the Carter sisters were on view at the ground-breaking exhibition at the Decorative Arts Center of Ohi...
Excellent Massachusetts Schoolgirl Sampler, Dated 1787
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A faultlessly rendered sampler with a wonderful composition, this includes many beautifully stitched animals, birds, flowering plants and baskets; additionally, excellent bands and b...
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Early 19th Century Schoolgirl Sampler, probably American
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This charming little sampler displays a most appropriate aphorism: “Even a child is known by his doings,” from Proverb 20:11. Likely one of Miss Gill’s first samplers, along with thi...
Niagara, New York Schoolgirl Sampler, circa 1840
Located in Philadelphia, PA
We are pleased to offer this praiseworthy sampler which was in the collection of Betty Ring, the legendary scholar and needlework collector and a dear friend of ours. Sarah E. Ballad...
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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, scholars and collectors for many decades. The makers of these samplers were girls from pro...
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Rare 1876 San Jose, California Schoolgirl Sampler
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The California Gold Rush, which began in 1848, convinced a record number of French immigrants to make their way to the United States. About 30,000 people disembarked between 1849 and...
Excellent New Jersey Quaker Schoolgirl Sampler, Dated 1811
Located in Philadelphia, PA
New Jersey Schoolgirl Needlework, 1726-1860.” It is published as plate 75 in the accompanying book of the same name, one of the two Pine Grove School samplers.
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Schoolgirl Sampler signed Fanney Wood, dated 1829, England
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Nicely stitched sampler made at the Countess of Powiss National School located in the village of Lydbury North, in Shropshire. The maker, Fanney Wood, was born in the same village an...
Folky and Pictorial American Schoolgirl Sampler, 1814, Massachusetts
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Occasionally a sampler offers a truly winning combination: a highly appealing pictorial scene along with a fascinating family history and Sally Paine Hemenway’s sampler falls into th...
1827 Brooklyn Needlework Sampler, maker: Rachel Electa Foster
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Excellent schoolgirl sampler signed "Rachel Electa Foster Her Work Aged 12 Year December 4 1827 Brooklyn Long Isl[and]."
New Jersey Sampler dated 1854
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This type of needlework picture would have been very much in vogue at that time, as classic schoolgirl samplers with alphabets and poems were declining in popularity and other forms ...
English Quaker School Alphabet Sampler dated 1809
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Quaker school samplers are amongst the most sought after of all schoolgirl samplers and this would have to be considered a miniature of the genre, measuring 7 by 6 inches.
Pictorial Philadelphia Sampler, circa 1830
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This excellent sampler is representative of an important group of samplers made by schoolgirls in Philadelphia in the first decades of the 19th century.
1839 Folk Art Sampler Featuring an Eagle
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Very occasionally, schoolgirls worked samplers featuring American eagles and these are considered highly desirable in the field of folk art.
Handsome New Hampshire Sampler Dated 1805
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An article in the August 1997 issue of The Magazine Antiques entitled Schoolgirl Samplers of Dover New Hampshire by Rita F.
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