1830s Tapestries

1833 Sampler made by Ann Crehlow(?) in antique pine frame, English. A huge, William IV period pictoral sampler with a hymn of praise called: The Beauties of Nature, Gratitude to the Supreme Being, Nature's Call to Gratitude. It dates from the late 18th century, reading "How cheerful along the gay mead, the daisies and cowslips appear". The whole is filled with typical sampler iconography. Stains, small losses. Georgian stone townhouse at base. Doves with olive branches...

William III Sampler, stitched in 1831, By Emma Arthey. The sampler is worked in silk threads on a linen ground, mainly in cross stitch. An unusual and wonderful border which has alph...

Nice original American sampler wrought by "Mary Nelson", circa 1837. The alphabet in capital letters and proverbial A,B,C's appear at the top in brown, each letter separated by a qua...

William IV Sampler, 1834, by Emma ManWaring. The sampler is worked in silk threads on a linen ground, mainly in cross stitch. Complex, meandering floral border. Colours brown, copper...

In Roman mythology, Diana was the goddess of hunting, and in later times, the moon and chastity. Cypress trees were sacred to her. She was the daughter of Jupiter and the Titan Laton...

A rare and lovely Italian Mezzaro,delle vacchette (with cows) made in Genoa, c. 1830, cotton, block-printed. Some repairs. Mezzari were made in Italy in the Indienne tradition, ofte...

Victorian Sampler, stitched in 1839 by Elizabeth Higgins Aged 14. The sampler is worked in silk threads on a linen ground, mainly in cross stitch. Me...

Regency period Sampler, circa 1830, by Mary Ann Smith. The sampler is worked in silk a on linen ground, in cross stitch. Meandering floral border. Colours red, blue, light brown, gol...

Catharine Carr McFarlan made this at the age of 13 or 14. She is listed in Scottish records as born about 1822 and living with her mother Agness in 1861. This schoolgirl sampler...

William IV Sampler dated 1832, by Ann Head. The sampler is worked in silk on linen ground, mainly in cross stitch. Geometric border. Colours blue, gold, silver, green and pink. Signe...

delightful needlepoint of Central Europe in 1838, the message "Offert mon pere' PC" stitched at the bottom, the map surrounded by laurel leaves, in period Louis Philippe giltwood frame.

Probably commissioned for the Portuguese market, this elegant silk embroidery, complete of selvedges, shows a blossom of various flowers and leafs em...