Samplers from England during the Eighteenth Century

ENGLISH SAMPLERS
OF THE
EIGHTEENTH CENTURY

ALPHABETICAL INDEX ALL SAMPLERS

The English sampler underwent its most dramatic transformation during the eighteenth century, as its form gradually followed its function. No longer solely a pattern record, samplers were evolving into frameable art in their own right. A more pictorial format emerged throughout the eighteenth century. Borders, verses, and pictorial scenes replaced the long pattern bands of the seventeenth century. Until about the last quarter of the eighteenth century, stitch variety, symmetry and technical expertise were paramount in English needlework. Great genius was exhibited in many of these samplers, demonstrating that they were more than mere alphabetical exercises in monotony. Like American samplers of the nineteenth century, stitch variety declined and, with rare exceptions, only the cross stitch prevailed on later, simpler works.

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JANE ATKINSON circa 1780

Kit with cotton floss- $68.00
Kit with silk floss- $137.00
Graph- $18.00

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RUTH BACHELER 1717

Origin and date: English 1717
Rated: Very advanced
Linen count and finished size: 35-count hand-dyed, 10"x23"
Stitches: Irish (Florentine), eyelet, satin, rice, stem and cross
Source: Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, England
Kit with cotton floss:$46
Kit with silk floss: $80
Graph only $ 12.00

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SARAH BRIGNELL

Origin and date: England, 1769
Rated: Intermediate
Linen count and finished size: 35 or 40 count, 16-1/2"x24" or 14-1/4"x20-1/2" (please specify your choice)
Stitches: Cross, petit point, satin, stem
Source: Victoria & Albert Museum
Kit with cotton floss: $60.00
Kit with silk floss: $115.00

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MIRIEM BROCKLEHURST

Origin and date: England, 1726
Rated: Intermediate
Linen count and finished size: 35 count, 10-3/4"x17-3/4"
Stitches: Cross, double running, eyelet, counted satin, Florentine
Source: Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, England
Kit with cotton floss: $45.00
Kit with silk floss: $85.00
Graph only $ 10.00

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SARY BURDITT 1755

Origin and date: 18th century English
Rated: Beginning to intermediate
Linen count and finished size: 35 count, 11-1/2"x23-1/4"
Stitches: Cross, counted satin, and stem
Source: The Scarlet Letter
Kit with cotton floss: $ 42.00
Kit with silk floss: $ 78.00
Graph only $ 8.00

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ELIZABETH BURROWS

Origin and date: England, 1725
Rated: Beginning
Linen count and finished size: 35 count, 9-1/2"x7"
Stitches: Cross, Montenegrin cross, Italian, eyelet, herringbone, counted satin
Source: Private collection
Kit with silk floss: $22.00
Graph only: $6.00

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GRACE CATLIN

Origin and date: England, 1719
Rated: Intermediate
Linen count and finished size: 35 count, 11-1/4"x17"
Stitches: Cross, double running, counted satin, Algerian eye, fishbone
Source: Victoria & Albert Museum
Kit with cotton floss: $42.00
Kit with silk floss: $76.00
Graph: $14.00

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MARGERY DEAN 1748

Origin and date: 18th Century English
Rated: Beginning/Intermediate
Linen count and finished size: 35 count, 11-1/4"x12-3/4"
Stitches: Only cross stitch, and a tiny amount of eyelet
Kit with cotton floss: $ 40.00
Kit with silk floss: $ 95.00
Graph only: $ 9.00

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ANNE DEPAUW

Origin and date: England, 1714
Rated: Advanced
Linen count and finished size: 35 count, 8"x16 1/2"
Stitches: Eyelet, counted satin, herringbone, whitework, rice, straight, ross
Source: Private collection

Kit with cotton floss: $40.00
Kit with silk floss: $62.00
Graph Only: $8.00

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SUSAN DUNN

Origin and date: England, 1771
Rated: Intermediate
Linen count and finished size: 35 count, 10"x15-1/2" Stitches: Cross, eyelet, counted satin, back
Source: Private collection

Kit with cotton floss: $45.00
Kit with silk floss: $81.00
Graph only: $8.00

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A FLAME STITCH SAMPLER

Origin and date: Northern England or Scotland
Rated: Intermediate
Linen count and finished size: 35 count, 15-1/2"x12
Stitches: Cross, eyelet, and straight (flame and Irish stitch)
Kit with cotton floss: $ 48.00
Kit with silk floss: $ 110.00
Graph only: $ 14.00

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MARGRET GATIS

Origin and date: England, 1711
Rated: Advanced
Linen count and finished size: 35 or 40 count, 9-1/4"x
29-3/4" or 8"x26" (please specify your choice)
Stitches: Montenegrin cross, cross, double running, counted satin, trellis, eyelet, eyelet buttonhole
Source: Private collection
Kit with cotton floss: $56.00
Kit with silk floss: $92.00

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ELIZABETH GINGER

Origin and date: England, 1735
Rated: Intermediate
Linen count and finished size: 35 or 40 count, 18"x19" or 15-1/2x16" (please specify your choice)
Stitches: Cross, queen, eyelet, back, counted satin, double running
Source: Witney Antiques
Kit with cotton floss: $57.00
Kit with silk floss: $103.00
Graph only $ 15.00

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GRAZING SHEEP

LINEN: 35 count
RATED: Intermediate
FINISHED SIZE: 14"x20"
KIT WITH COTTON FLOSS- $74.00
KIT WITH SILK FLOSS- $146.00
GRAPH ONLY- $18.00

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ANN HAIR

Origin and date: England, 1762
Rated: Intermediate
Linen count and finished size: 35 or 40 count, 16-1/4"x22-1/4" or 14-1/4"x19-1/4" (please specify your choice)
Stitches: Cross, counted satin, eyelet, long and short, double running
Source: Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, England
See Mary Keeling 1796
Kit with cotton floss: $57.00
Kit with silk floss: $98.00
Graph only $ 15.00

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MARY HALES 1733

Linen: 35- or 40- Count Unbleached (Please Specify!)
Finished Size: 16 1/4" x 32" or 14 1/4"x27 3/4"
Rated: Intermediate

Kit with Cotton Floss: $60.00
Kit with Silk Floss: $91.00
Graph Only: $14.00

DORCAS HAYNES - 1720

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Linen: 35 count hand dyed (our exclusive weave)
Finished size: 12-1/2"x17"
Rated: ADVANCED
Source:

Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, England

Kit with cotton floss- $56.00
Kit with silk floss- $105.00
Graph only $20.00

RACHEL JARRATT

Origin and date: England, circa 1760
Rated: Advanced
Linen count and finished size: 35 count, 6-1/2"x30"
Stitches: Cross, counted satin, stem, detached buttonhole, double running, fishbone, queen, bullion knots, Florentine
Source: Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, England
Kit with cotton floss: $65.00
Kit with silk floss: $125.00
Graph $16.00

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ANN JOHNSON

Origin and Date: London 1729
Linen: 40 count*(*35 count linen can be substituted upon request)
Finished size: 8-3/4"x18-1/4"
Rated: Beginning to Intermediate

Kit with cotton floss- $37.00
Kit with silk floss- $63.00
Graph Only- $11.00

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MARY KEELING

Origin and date: English 1796
Rated: Intermediate to Advanced
Linen count and finished size: 35 or 40 count
(Please specify!)
Stitches: Cross, tent, stem, satin and queen
On 40 count the reproduction will be closest in size to original
Source:
Kit with cotton floss: $70.00
Kit with silk floss: $122.00
Graph only $ 16.00

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ANN KIRBY

Origin and date: England, 1790
Rated: Intermediate
Linen count and finished size: 35 count, 15-1/4"x22-1/4
Stitches: Cross, eyelet, back, counted satin, with special instructions for stitching with human hair!
Source: Private collection

Kit with cotton floss: $46.00
Kit with silk floss: $86.00
Graph only:$12.00

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SARAH LIMAH

Linen: 40 count
Rated: intermediate
Finished Size: 9-1/2"x16-1/2"
KIT WITH COTTON FLOSS- $44.00
KIT WITH SILK FLOSS- $76.00
GRAPH ONLY- $10.00

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EMILY LUCILLE

LINEN: 35 count
RATED: Intermediate to Advanced
FINISHED SIZE: 15-1/4"X20-1/2"
KIT WITH COTTON FLOSS- $73.00
KIT WITH SILK FLOSS- $136.00
GRAPH ONLY- $17.00

ELIZABETH MANSFIELD

Linen: 35 count golden streak (our exclusive weave)
Finished size: 12-1/4"x17-1/2"
Rated: Beginning to Intermediate
Kit with cotton floss- $39.00
Kit with silk floss- $72.00
Graph only- $8.00

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ANN MEDD

Origin and date: England, 1742
Rated: Advanced
Linen count and finished size: 35 count, 44"x18
Stitches: Cross, tent, back, counted satin, eyelet, four-sided
Source: Witney Antiques
Kit with cotton floss: $145.00
Kit with silk floss: $225.00
Graph only: $30.00

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REBECCA MORRIS

Origin and date: England, 1787
Rated: Intermediate
Linen count and finished size: 35 count,/19"x19-3/4"
Stitches: Cross, counted satin, tent, French knot, lazy daisy
Source: The Shelburne Museum, Shelburne, Vermont
Kit with cotton floss: $56.00
Kit with silk floss: $90.00
Graph only: $7.00

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MARY MOYSE

Origin and date: England, 1709
Rated: More advanced
Linen count and finished size: 40-count, 6-1/2"x17-1/2"
Stitches: Cross, counted satin, double running, eyelet, buttonhole, and detached buttonhole, worked over one, two, and three threads on 40-count linen
Source: The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, England
Kit with cotton floss: $42.00
Kit with silk floss: $66.00
Graph only $ 14.00

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MY LIFE IS A FLOWER

Origin and date: England, circa 1725
Rated: Intermediate
Linen count and finished size: 35 or 40 count, 21-1/4"x13" or 18-1/2"x11-1/4" (please specify your choice)
Stitches: Four sided, cross, satin, eyelet
Source: Fitzwilliam Museum , Cambridge, England
Kit with cotton floss: $51.00
Kit with silk floss: $87.00
Graph only: $9.00

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Jane Ogle - Elizabeth Norris

Origin and date: English, Jane Ogle 1700, Elizabeth Norris 1730
Rated: Beginning
Linen count and finished size: Ogle, 40 count, 10"x19"; Norris, 40 count 10"x18-1/4"
Stitches: Cross, eyelet, closed herringbone, Montenegrin cross, counted satin, back, and double running.
Source: From the collection of The Scarlet Letter

Kit with cotton floss: (both samplers) $55.00
Kit with silk floss: (both samplers) $86.00
Graph pack only: (both samplers) $12.00

Optical Design Bargello Panel

Go to Optical Design Baargello Panel, circa 1740

Linen: 30 count
Finished size: 10"x13"
Rated: Beginning

Kit with cotton floss$44.00
Kit with silk floss $81.00
Graph $7.00

SARAH PAIN 1754

Linen: 35 count or 40 count (PLEASE SPECIFY)
Finished size: 10-3/4"x19-1/4" or 9-1/2"x17"
Rated: Beginning

Kit with cotton floss- $40.00
Kit with silk floss- $72.00
Graph only $ 7.00

JANE PARISH 1718

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Linen: 35 or 40 count, PLEASE SPECIFY YOUR CHOICE
Finished size: The original sampler measures 8-1/4"x11-1/2".On 40 count linen our reproduction will be approximately9"x14-1/2" and on 35 count, 10-3/4"x16-3/4".
Rated: INTERMEDIATE
Source:

From the collection of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Kit with cotton floss- $32.00
Kit with silk floss- $47.00
Graph only $ 12.00

A PARROT, A LEOPARD, A LION

KIT WITH COTTON FLOSS- $68.00
KIT WITH SILK FLOSS- $178.00
GRAPH ONLY- $20.00

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AMELIA PEWMER

Origin and date: England, circa 1782
Rated: Intermediate
Linen count and finished size: 35 or 40 count, 17-1/2"x19" or 15-1/4"x16-1/2" (please specify your choice)
Stitches: Cross, counted satin, freehand satin
Source: Private collection
Kit with cotton floss: $49.00
Kit with silk floss: $89.00
Graph only: $7.00

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POLLY PHILLIP

ORIGIN AND DATE: English 1772
RATED: Intermediate to Advanced
LINEN COUNT, FINISHED SIZE: 35 Count, 18-1/4" x 17"
STITCHES: Cross and Tent
KIT WITH SILK FLOSS $303.00
KIT WITH COTTON FLOSS $120.00
GRAPH ONLY $25.00

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THE PIPING SHEPHERD

ORIGIN AND DATE: English Circa 1730
FINISHED SIZE: 11" x 13-1/2"
KIT WITH COTTON FLOSS $80.00
KIT WITH SILK FLOSS $166.00
GRAPH ONLY $20.00

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Queen Stitched Panel

Linen: 30 count
Finished size: 10"x10"
Rated: Beginning

Kit with cotton floss- $43.00
Kit with silk floss- $80.00
Graph only $ 7.00

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ELIZABETH RAWLINS

Origin and date: English 1735
Rated: Advanced
Linen count and finished size: 40-count, 18"x14-1/4"
Stitches: Cross, tent, eyelet, counted satin, lazy daisy, chain, diamond eyelet, four-sided, back, stem, and smyrna cross
Kit with cotton floss: $61.00
Kit with silk floss: $99.00
Graph only $ 15.00

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RISING DOVES - AP1737

RISING DOVE: A tent stitch Picture signed by "AP"

Origin and date: England 1737
Rated: Intermediate (not difficult, just time-consuming)
Linen count and finished size: 35 count, 10-3/4"x9"
Stitches: petit point tent stitch
Source: The Scarlet Letter
Kit with cotton floss: $62.00
Kit with silk floss: $132.00
Graph Only: $15.00

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THE SEVENTEEN SAILORS

Origin and date:
England, circa 1780
Rated: Beginning
Linen count and finished size: 35 count, 12-3/4"x9-3/4"
Stitches: Cross, satin, stem
Source: Private collection
Kit with cotton floss: $30.00
Kit with silk floss: $54.00
Graph Only: $8.00

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THE SEDUCTION, circa 1700

Origin and date: English 1700
Rated: Intermediate to Advanced
Linen count and finished size: 35-count 10"x11-1/2"
Stitches: tent and parisian stitch
Source: The Scarlet Letter
Kit with cotton floss: $69.00
Kit with silk floss: $141.00
Graph only: $12.00

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ANN SMITH

Origin and date: England, 1767
Rated: Advanced
Linen count and finished size: 35 count, 16-1/2"x15-1/2"
Stitches: Cross, tent, Algerian eye, stem
Source: Fitzwilliam Museum , Cambridge, England
Kit with cotton floss: $52.00
Kit with silk floss: $105.00

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ELIZABETH SIMON

Linen: 35 count
Rated: Intermediate
Finished size: 13-1/2" x 16-1/2"
Kit with cotton floss- $55.00
Kit with silk floss- $99.00
Graph only- $14.00

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MARY SIMSON

Linen: 35 count
Rated: Advanced
Finished size: 19"x15-1/2"
Kit with cotton floss- $67.00
Kit with silk floss- $125.00
Graph only- $12.00

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SOPHIA'S SAMPLER

ORIGIN AND DATE: English circa 1780
RATED: Intermediate to Advanced
LINEN COUNT, FINISHED SIZE: 35 Count, 17-1/4"x19"
STITCHES: Cross, counted and freehand satin, back stitch
KIT WITH SILK FLOSS $124.00
KIT WITH COTTON FLOSS $64.00
GRAPH ONLY $14.00

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SARAH STUART

Origin and date: England, 1798
Rated: Intermediate
Linen count and finished size: 35 count, 21"X18-1/2"
Stitches: Cross, freehand stem and satin
Source: Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, England
Kit with cotton floss: $72.00
Kit with silk floss: $125.00
Graph only: $12.00

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TABLET SAMPLER

Origin and date: England, 1755
Rated: Intermediate
Linen count and finished size: 35-count, 22"x27-1/2" or on 40 count, 19"x24" - The color photo will vary slightly from the graph. The model was stitched with silk floss, on 40 count line. Always follow the graphs and not the photo.
Stitches: cross stitch is the primary mode of execution, with some embellishments of stem, satin, double running, and petit point stitches.
Source: From the collection of The Scarlet Letter
Kit with cotton floss:$89.00
Kit with silk floss:$182.00
Graph Only: $18.00
Please SPECIFY 35 or 40 count linen when ordering

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ELIZABETH TOPHAM

Origin and date: England, 1727
Rated: Intermediate
Linen count and finished size: 35-count worked over two threads our reproduction will be very close in size to the original, 8-3/4"x11-1/2"
Stitches: Montenegrin cross, cross, four-sided, eyelet, counted satin, and bargello. Kits are supplied with hand-dyed linen provided by R&R Reproductions.
Source: Private collection
Kit with cotton floss:$39.00
Kit with silk floss: $62.00
Graph only $ 7.00