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1816 RHODE ISLAND SAMPLER - Silk on Linen Alphabet

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AMERICAN NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER: AMERICAN NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER, silk on linen, eight alphabet and numeral rows segmented by bands of decorative stitching, dated "1836" in third row and signed "SA Mangum." in fifth row, lower edge featu

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AMERICAN / BRITISH NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER: AMERICAN / BRITISH NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER, silk on linen, six alphabet and numeral rows segmented by bands of decorative stitching, lower half featuring a six-line verse titled "On Filial Duty", surrounde

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BRITISH NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER: BRITISH NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER, silk on linen, five alphabet and numeral rows over a lengthy passage from Isiah, signed "Ann Harding Finished this in the year 1841". Housed under conservation glass in a m

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ELIZABETH FLICCON NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER: ELIZABETH FLICCON NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER, silk on linen, having three alphabet rows, short verse, dated lower inscription, and numerous examples of floral imagery, all flanked by a flower and vine border.

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NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER: NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER, silk on linen, seven plain alphabet and numeral rows within a simple border, signed "LEONTINE VIOLET / AGEE DE 5 ANS 1/2 / 1861". Housed under glass in a modern frame. Probably Mex

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19th Century American Sampler: Betsey F. Chase (American, born 1811), needlework sampler using silk thread on linen, featuring the alphabet, numbers one through twenty, florals, tree trunks and birds, "Betsey F Chase Hopkinton. Wro

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AMERICAN SAMPLER AND BOOKPLATE.: Mid 19th century. Silk on linen alphabet sampler. Gilt frame, 4.75"H. 5"w. and a red and green watercolor flower on laid paper. Curly maple frame, original backboard included, 7"h. 5"w.

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1817 Sampler, possibly NJ, Sarah Preston: 1817 schoolgirl needlework sampler stitched by Sarah Preston, silk on linen, three alphabets, two tree pictures and verse: "Jesus permit thy gracious name to stand as the first effort of a youth full

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Two American Needlework Alphabet Samplers: Two American girlhood silk on linen needlework alphabet samplers, second quarter 19th century, the smaller example with rows of large and small uppercase alphabets and numbers with a 'Greek key' borde

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OHIO SAMPLER.: Second quarter 19th century, silk on linen. Alphabet and numerals with different styles of stitching. Done by "Catherine Barns, Canton, Ohio, May 17th, 1832". Framed, 19.5" x 19.5".

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AMERICAN SAMPLER.: Most likely Pennsylvania, silk on linen. Alphabets, verses, birds and a house with fence and trellis. "Bethlem 1833" (sic), and "S.M. Parmelee, Sarah M. Parmelee Wrought this sampler Sept. 1833, Aged

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TWO ENGLISH SAMPLERS.: First half 19th century, silk on linen. Alphabet and numerals with floral border. "Sophia Ann King, Thurnby School, 1836". 15.25"h. 13.75"w. And alphabet, simple border and vining flowers with "Rachel

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SAMPLER.: Probably American, silk on linen. Alphabets, strawberries and "Rachel Lewis's work, Wrought in the year 1806. Unframed, 11.5"h. 7.75"w.

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TWO ENGLISH SAMPLERS.: Second quarter 19th century, silk on linen. Alphabet, birds, flowers, trees etc. Fading and discoloration, 13.25"h. 20"w. And floral border, alphabets, numerals and unfinished verse "What is this litt

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2 Southern Samplers Incl. Kentucky 1811, Jane McLane & Virginia 1810, Lucy Wills: 1st item: Early Germantown, Kentucky needlework sampler, silk on linen, rendered entirely in cross stitch, with seven lines of alphabet in tan, black and blue cross stitch, over a signature, "Jane McC

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1816 RHODE ISLAND SAMPLER - Silk on Linen Alphabet

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1816 RHODE ISLAND SAMPLER - Linen Alphabet Sampler with house, trees and fences at bottom, stitchwork inscription at center reads "Mary Shaw, her sampler, wrought in the tenth year of her age, September the 19 (sic) in the year 1816, in the town of Little Compton, and the State of Rhode Island, in the forty-fifth year of the Independence of America.". Little Compton, in Newport County, was settled in 1682. Mary Shaw (1806-1882) lived there her entire life. In black stick frame, under glass. OS: 22 1/4" x 13 1/4," SS: 21" x 12," good condition, slightly faded.

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1816 RHODE ISLAND SAMPLER - Silk on Linen Alphabet

Name: 1816 RHODE ISLAND SAMPLER - Silk on Linen Alphabet
SKU: 33550415
Price: 1800 USD
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