Antique Samplers

E. Bose 1859

E. BOSE 1859 A monochromatic German sampler that could have been stitched either in Germany, or by an immigrant Catholic German girl, it is in very good condition, having been stitched with what appears to be red cotton floss on a cotton or linen ground. The measurements from the outside of the new frame measure…

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Elizabeth Bond 1802

This English sampler is full of quirky, adorable touches. Across the top a garland of flowers and tassels is held aloft by two winged cherubs, with a bodiless cherubic head in the center. A bucolic scene occupies the lower half of the sampler depicting a shepherdess with two sheep, sitting beneath an intricately executed tree…

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Linen Bedsheet

Antique linen hand woven bed sheet, 33.5″ x 95″, excellent condition, approximately 38-40 count.

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Late 19th Century Beadwork Slips

Applied to cotton muslin ground, featuring images of dogs, a cat, a rooster, birds, flowers, a castle, a monkey in a tree, and an elephant, various sections joined by multi colored beads. Very unusual, bright and colorful. 11″ x 15″.

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A Pair of ‘Balloon Girl’ Needlework Pictures

Circa 1840, one signed “E D ” (measuring 9″ x 8″), the other signed “E M” (measuring 8-1/2″ x 7 1/2″, both stitched with wool on linen. Some losses of fiber, but very bright original color.

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Isabella Baldwin 1827

English sampler with a four sided meandering border, with an inner satin stitch sawtooth border, featuring a three storey turreted mansion house, flanked by a windmill and an architectural folly. Cherubs, butterflies, stars and crowns (GR IV, George the 4th) are stitched above the house which is fronted by an ornamental fence and gate. There…

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Martha Bailey 1856

English house sampler stitched in brightly colored wool and silk floss on linen featuring a very large mansion house with four chimneys flanked by stylized evergreen trees and fences, over an expansive lawn with two dogs. The verse reads: As with a swiftly flowing stream.The sons of men are borne away.They vanish as a passing…

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Abigail Bacon 1798

An American sampler stitched with silk on homespun linen in a variety of stitches including cross, counted satin, freehand stem and satin, eyelet and split. Six rows of alphabets are surrounded by a beautifully executed floral cartouche. The sampler is signed at the bottom, and the date and her age (10 years) appear at the…

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SUSANNA HOW WHITCHURCH OCTOBER 5, 1822

This lovely little sampler comes from the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and has been cleaned and conserved by their staff. Stitches used are cross and counted satin.The verse can be mostly read: Your —- like sandProvide——– before too lateNor leave to an uncertain dayThe interests of an endless stateThey who can call…

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Mary Ann Chamberlin

Beautiful English sampler featuring the Lord’s Prayer over Adam and Eve in the garden, surrounded by oversized flowers and trees, as well as numerous birds and animals including a peacock, squirrel, stag, cow, and several dogs. Flying cherubs in the sky carry cartouches with crowns. The four sides floral border is delicately stitched in pastels.…

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AW 1662

A fine early English band sampler in excellent condition, professionally cleaned, mounted and framed behind UV filtering museum glass. The sampler is stitched almost entirely in Montenegrin cross and double running stitches, featuring numerous traditional pattern bands. There are various alphabets at the bottom, and it is dated 1662 with the initials “AW” in red…

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Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden with Cherubs and Animals

This rare needlework picture, circa 1800, depicts Adam and Eve in the garden of Eden, surrounded by animals, birds, butterflies and flying cherubs. The tree is elaborately stitched with a very wicked looking serpent coiling around, about to bite into an apple held by Eve, Realistically stitched animals include a large horned stag in the…

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