| ALPHABETICAL
INDEX ALL
SAMPLERS
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| The seventeenth century is considered the Golden Age of samplermaking in England. Samplers made during this period exhibit extensive stitch variety in combination with sophisticated designs and use of color. In some examples counted thread stitches on linen were combined with panels of floral, geometric, or figural cut and drawn work: a technique whereby the background threads of linen are carefully cut and drawn away to reveal the desired pattern. Distinctive motifs emerged during this period, among them the Boxer, a corrupted human form derived from putti in Renaissance art. The figure is in a pugilistic stance, often holding a fruit or a flower aloft. Other patterns used derived from Frederico de Vinciolo's 1587 pattern book Singuliers et Nouveaux Pourtraicts, including bird motifs as seen in the Side by Side band sampler of 1675, and in Ann Lawle's band sampler of circa 1650. Other popular motifs include oak leaves, honeysuckle, carnations, roses, Stuart S motifs, peas in a pod, pansies, strawberries, daisies, acorns, cherries, fleur de lis, artichokes, grapes, and diaper motifs. This group of samplers is among the most challenging we offer. |
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MARIE ABBOTT
Origin and date:
England, circa 1680 Kit with silk floss: $75.00
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THE BOSCOBEL OAK
Origin and date: England, circa 1660
Kit with cotton floss: $60.00
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THE BOXER BAND SAMPLER
Origin and date: England, circa 1650
Kit with cotton floss: $61.00
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CATTE LINEN: 35 count |
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Origin and date: English 1655
Kit with cotton floss: Not yet available
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Origin and date: England, 1653 Kit with cotton floss: $65.00
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EH
1669 Linen: 35
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Origin and date: England, 1629
Kit with cotton floss: $49.00
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EN
1657 Origin and Date: England 1657 |
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Origin and date: England, 1647
Kit with cotton floss: $53.00
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JUDA HAYLE
Origin and date: England, 1691 to 1695 Kit with cotton floss: $100.00
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MARY HURST 1661
Origin and date: England, 1661
Kit with cotton floss: $69.00
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THE JENNING BAND SAMPLER
Origin and date: England, circa 1650
Kit with cotton floss: $36.00
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KNOTTED SERPENTES
LINEN: 35 count |
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ANN LAWLE
Origin and date: England, circa 1650
Kit with cotton floss: $70.00 |
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JOYCE LEEDES
Origin and date: England, 1675
Kit with cotton floss: $60.00
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THE LETTERNDOEK
Origin and date: Northern Holland, 1697
Kit with cotton floss: $44.00
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MARGRET MASON 1660
Origin and date: English 1660 Kit with cotton floss: $45.00
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MARY O'GLEED
Origin and date: England, 1694
Kit with cotton floss:$42.00
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MD-THE UNICORN SAMPLER
Origin and date: England, circa 1660
Kit with cotton floss: $65.00
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THE MORRIS DANCER
LINEN: 35 count |
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THE PATTERN RECORD
Origin and date: England, 1625
Kit with cotton floss: $37.00
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JUDETH PAYNE
Origin and date: England, 1668
Kit with cotton floss: $42.00
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RICHARD PENN
Origin and date: Possibly American, circa 1695
Kit with cotton floss: $20.00
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MARTHA SALTER Origin and
date: 1651 England
Kit with cotton floss: $40.00
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RANDOM MOTIF SAMPLER
Origin and date: England, circa 1650
Kit with cotton floss: $52.00
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ELIZABETH SHORT
Origin and date: England, 1661
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SIDE BY SIDE BAND SAMPLERS
Origin and date: England, circa 1650
Kit with cotton
floss: $58.00
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SPOT MOTIF EMBROIDERED PICTURE
circa 1640 Linen: 35 count
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MARY STEWARD
Origin and date: English 1674
Kit with cotton floss: $38.00
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Origin and date: English mid 17th century Rated: Beginning Linen count and finished size: 35-count 4-1/4"x51-3/4" Stitches: Only cross stitch Source: The Scarlet Letter Derived from a canvaswork picture, circa 1660, in the collection of The Scarlet Letter Kit with cotton floss: $93.00
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JOANNA WARREN
Origin and date: England, 1655
Kit with cotton floss: $70.00
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MARTHA WILLKINS
Origin and date: England, 1699
Kit with cotton floss: $45.00
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ELLENOR WYKCS
Origin and date: England, 1656
Kit with cotton floss: $69.00
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 Seventeenth Century Canvaswork Pictures and related projects The following eight canvasworks are fine examples worked in tent stitch. Tent stitch, worked in silk or wool threads on a linen canvas, was probably the most common embroidery technique used in the seventeenth century. It resulted in a durable, long-wearing object, was easy to execute, and fine enough to produce delicately shaded designs that resembled the rarer and more expensive woven tapestries. The subject matter was almost always religious or allegorical. |
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AND ALL WAS FOR AN APPILL
Origin and date: England, circa 1610
Kit with cotton floss: $55.00
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THE BETROTHAL
Origin and date: Seventeenth Century Canvaswork Picture
Kit with silk floss: $75.00
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JUSTICE
Origin and date: England, circa 1630
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THE LADY & THE CASTLE
IN AN AUTUMN LANDSCAPE
Linen count and finished size: 35 count, 11"x13-1/2"
Kit with cotton floss: $64.00
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SOL and LUNA
Origin and date: England, circa 1640 Kits with silk floss: SOL $36.00 LUNA $31.00 Graph Only: SOL $5.00 LUNA $5.00
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THE TUDOR PINCUSHION
Origin and date: England, circa 1600
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WISDOM AND INNOCENCEA Bell pull (Originally a book cover) Origin and date: England, circa 1625 Rated: Beginning Linen count and finished size: 35 count, 4-1/2"x36" Stitches: Cross stitch Source: Private collection Kit with cotton floss: $45.00 Kit with silk floss: $98.00
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