![18th & 19th Century Samplers: 18th & 19th Century Samplers 18th & 19th Century Samplers Max 17 x 17 in. Property of The Strong, sold to benefit the Museum's collections fund.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1116/332576/179392852_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717764716)
Samplers
![18th & 19th Century Samplers: 18th & 19th Century Samplers 18th & 19th Century Samplers Max 17 x 17 in. Property of The Strong, sold to benefit the Museum's collections fund.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1116/332576/179392852_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717764716)
![Middle Tennessee 1844 Sampler, Mary Grimmet: Schoolgirl Needlework Sampler by Mary Grimmett of Lewis County, TN, signed and dated 1844. Silk on linen, rendered entirely in cross stitch. Strawberry border surrounding two Biblical verses from Psal](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/525/332535/179370378_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717684324)
![Needlework Sampler by Caroline Marden - NH dated 1813: When Caroline C Marden was born from 1799 to 1800, in New Hampshire, her father, John Marden, was 29 and her mother, Sarah Cartland, was 25. She married Nathaniel E. Badger on 28 April 1822, in Boston](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/332706/179477727_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717798251)
![19th Century Sampler Needlework of Cortlandville, New York: 19th Century Sampler Needlework of Cortlandville, New York Eliza Smith aged 12, Cortlandville 1835. 16 x 17 in. Property of The Strong, sold to benefit the Museum's collections fund.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1116/332576/179392854_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717764716)
![Framed 1909 Wedding Sampler Sophie Helmreich to Albert Martin: 10 x 13](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5636/332014/179142266_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717263600)
![Two Early 19th Century Needlework Samplers: Two Early 19th Century Needlework Samplers Cortland, Village, circa 1830. Dunning dated 1809. Max 23 x 23 in. Property of The Strong, sold to benefit the Museum's collections fund.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1116/332576/179392856_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717764716)
![A group of Diné (Navajo) model looms/samplers: A group of Diné (Navajo) model looms/samplers Nine model looms in various motifs, including pictorial, Germantown, and Two Grey Hills examples. largest: height 17in, width 19in Footnotes: Provena](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1043/331933/179063211_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717409734)
![(2) Navajo Rug Samplers: Size: 17 1/2" x 16 3/4" Condition: Signs of wear include pile loss and discoloration. See photos.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7998/331555/178871864_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717010513)
![19th Century Walker Family Sampler, Silk on Linen: Family register sampler of the Walker family of Rogersville, Tennessee, circa 1845, silk on linen, worked by Ella L. Walker, daughter of Frances Grantham Rogers Walker (1795-1883) and her se](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/525/332535/179370377_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717684324)
![New England needlework sampler: Anonymous New England sampler dated 1822? (The last number is difficult to read). The sampler consists of several alphabets and numerous motifs of flowering vines, trees, birds, butterfly, and a flowe](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/332695/179464547_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717798128)
![Mary Ginnanes (b. 1807), Sampler, 1825: Property De-Accessioned from the Telfair Museums, Savannah, GA Description: Mary Ginnanes (b. 1807), Sampler, 1825, with floral motifs at center and the alphabet repeated on several lines, the bot](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/4098/332500/179390835_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717709726)
![Navajo Wool Sampler Rug 32" x 32": Size: 32" x 32" Condition: There are several areas with staining. See photos.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7998/331555/178871862_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717010513)
![BRITISH NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER: BRITISH NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER, silk on worsted ground, featuring an eight-line religious verse, below signed "Honour Thorne" and dated "September 8th / 1775", two pictorial motifs of](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1107/332767/179529492_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717788471)
![BRITISH, POSSIBLY MORAVIAN, PICTORIAL NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER: BRITISH, POSSIBLY MORAVIAN, PICTORIAL NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER, wool and silk on linen, center with a five-row verse from a hymn by John Cennick (English, 1717-1745), who converted and became a ministe](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1107/332767/179529489_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717788471)
![NEW HAMPSHIRE ATTRIBUTED NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER: NEW HAMPSHIRE ATTRIBUTED NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER, silk on linen with areas of later paint, eight alphabet and numeral row segmented by bands of decorative stitching, signed below, "Sabra Morrills Samp](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1107/332767/179529486_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717788471)
![Antique Indian Trade Textile Toraja Fragment: Fantastic fragment of an Indian Trade textile. Part of a border. Has superb flowers and vines. Appears to be hand-drawn as well and colored using small-block / stamp print - but am not informed enough](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1864/331332/178710674_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717216442)
![Needlework Sampler: Needlework Sampler 16 3/4 x 20 in. (frame).](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5589/332944/179736583_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718035395)
![Hand-Embroidered Framed Sampler: Hand-Embroidered Framed Sampler, circa 1970-80, measures 23 inches tall by 18 inches wide. All invoices must be paid within 24 hours of the sale. We offer multiple shipping options please read the shi](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/315/332593/179393376_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717694197)
![A woven wool textile sampler: A woven wool textile samplerLate 20th/early 21st centuryEach swatch section marked by color and catalogue numberCoiled: 2.875" H x 12.5" Dia.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/255/332540/179372196_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717814560)
News about Samplers
![Samplers in Aug. 14 Benefit Shop auction will keep bidders in stitches](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/lot-212.jpg)
Samplers in Aug. 14 Benefit Shop auction will keep bidders in stitches
MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. — A hallmark of the monthly Red Carpet auctions at The Benefit Shop Foundation Inc., is the diversity of goods on offer, ranging from Midcentury Modern to antiquities. Buyers, especially Americana aficionados, will be pleased to discover a trove of schoolgirl samplers at the next scheduled auction, on Wednesday, Aug. 14. Bid […]
![Sisters’ early 19th C. samplers achieve $10K at Bruneau auction](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Sister-samplers-FEAT.jpg)
Sisters’ early 19th C. samplers achieve $10K at Bruneau auction
CRANSTON, R.I. – A matching pair of samplers, done by young sisters in Ohio in 1806 and 1808, sold as one lot for $10,000 at an Antique, Fine Art & Jewelry Auction held March 2 by Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers. Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers.
![Miscellaneana: Samplers originated as educational embroideries](https://c1.liveauctioneers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/sampler-3-crop.jpg)
Miscellaneana: Samplers originated as educational embroideries
LONDON – The boy couldn’t care less – his attitude is ‘why buy antiques when you can buy new for less money?’
![Southern samplers surge at Brunk Auctions](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/2009_0717_brunk0148_lead.jpg)
Southern samplers surge at Brunk Auctions
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – In a sale heavy with ornate Oriental carpets and elegant English and Tiffany silver, two humble Southern samplers topped all competitors at Brunk Auctions’ sale on July 11. The textile leader was a 17-line sampler by Buncombe County, N.C., resident Orry A. Alexander. Orry was 11 years old when she completed the […]