![PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA PRESENTATION-TYPE PICTORIAL NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER: PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA PRESENTATION-TYPE PICTORIAL NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER, silk and wool on linen, a part of the "Philadelphia Presentation" samplers, center with a six-line verse vignette,](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1107/332767/179529479_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717788471)
Samplers
![PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA PRESENTATION-TYPE PICTORIAL NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER: PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA PRESENTATION-TYPE PICTORIAL NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER, silk and wool on linen, a part of the "Philadelphia Presentation" samplers, center with a six-line verse vignette,](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1107/332767/179529479_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717788471)
![Mary James's Embroidered Sampler, New Castle, Delaware: Mary James's Embroidered Sampler, New Castle, Delawareworked in multicolor silk thread on linen ground, New Castle, Delaware, with multicolored embroidered floral sprays and cross-stitched birds surro](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/250/331866/179029507_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717182215)
![Superb 1833 American Needlework Sampler: In a period birds eye maple frame Extremely detailed with saying trees, figures, buildings, animals, birds and flora. Signed at the bottom Hannah Hargrave Work and dated 1833. 25.5”h x 25.5&rdqu](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/545/332313/179738843_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718040903)
![Needlepoint Folk Art Sampler: Antique sampler, needlepoint in many colors. Lower portion illustrates Adam and Eve. Dated 1854 in the center. Sight 17 1/2" x 16", overall 19 1/2" x 17 1/2".](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1122/332252/179210452_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717432170)
![Needlepoint Folk Art Sampler: Antique sampler, Needlepoint in many colors. Lower portion illustrates 2 dogs, one possibly a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. Sight 17 1/2" x 20", overall 19" x 21 1/2".](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1122/332252/179210453_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717432170)
![Nine 19th Century Needlework Samplers: Nine 19th Century Needlework Samplers Nine 19th Century Needlework Samplers Max 11 x 8 1/2 in. Property of The Strong, sold to benefit the Museum's collections fund.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1116/332576/179392857_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717764716)
![MIDDLESEX / NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER: MIDDLESEX / NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER, silk on linen, six alphabet, one numeral, and one pictorial rows segmented by horizontal bands of decorative stitching, middle row](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1107/332767/179529482_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717788471)
![VA or TN 1824 House & Roses Sampler, Elizabeth Booker: Virginia or West Tennessee needlework sampler, silk on linen, stitched by Elizabeth M.A.R. Booker in 1824. Exceptionally wide floral border with prominent roses among other flowers, enclosing a red br](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/525/332535/179370379_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717684324)
![Hamburg, Pennsylvania Girlhood Needlework House Sampler, Dated 1827: A Pennsylvania Girlhood Silk on Linen Pictorial Needlework House Sampler, Dated 1827. Wrought by Mary Martha Scott, Hamburg, Berks County. The upper half decorated with floral and tendril motifs, with](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6623/332861/179645605_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717933419)
![MECKLENBURG CO. / UNION CO., NORTH CAROLINA PICTORIAL NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER: MECKLENBURG CO. / UNION CO., NORTH CAROLINA PICTORIAL NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER, silk on linen, ten alphabet rows segmented by horizontal bands of decorative stitching with "MUH" initials at the en](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1107/332767/179529478_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717788471)
![Mid 19th Century Needlework Sampler dated 1852: Country primitve sampler set in frame and measuring approx 23.5" tall x 14.5" wide. Dated in center right center 1852. Showing some areas of wear, see photos.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1037/330291/178052291_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716065629)
![COASTAL MAINE ATTRIBUTED NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER: COASTAL MAINE ATTRIBUTED NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER, silk on linen, seven alphabet rows segmented by horizontal bands of decorative stitching, lower half featuring a six-line religious verse above signature t](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1107/332767/179529483_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717788471)
![Rare Eastern NC Sampler c. 1820 by Pussey Grady: Exceedingly rare Eastern North Carolina Needlework sampler by Pussey Grady of Duplin County, circa 1820. The silk on linen sampler features 6 alphabets rendered in a variety of stitches](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/525/332535/179370380_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717684324)
![Four 19th Century Needlework Samplers: Four 19th Century Needlework Samplers Four 19th Century Needlework Samplers Max 17 x 23 1/2 in. Property of The Strong, sold to benefit the Museum's collections fund.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1116/332576/179392855_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717764716)
![19th Century Samplers: 19th Century Samplers 19th Century Samplers Max L. 25 in. Property of The Strong, sold to benefit the Museum's collections fund.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1116/332576/179392853_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717764716)
![BRITISH PICTORIAL NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER: BRITISH PICTORIAL NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER, silk and chenille embroidery on linen gauze, top half featuring a six-line verse from the poem The Seasons: Winter by James Thomson (Scottish, 1700-1748), lo](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1107/332767/179529485_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717788471)
![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)
![19th c. Needlework Sampler: 19th c. needlework sampler. Dated 1885. Includes alphabet, house, animals, florals, patterns. Sight 16" x 22", overall 25 1/2" x 31 1/2". High quality frame. Sothebys sticker on glass.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1122/332252/179210741_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717432170)
![Kentucky Sampler, Elmira Adams c. 1840: Kentucky Schoolgirl Needlework Sampler by Elmira Adams of Lincoln, KY, circa 1840. Rendered in eyelet, satin and cross stitch with silk thread on linen ground. Leaf and blossom and sawtooth bord](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/525/332535/179370381_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717684324)
![SMALL SAMPLER Green thread on an openwork background, alphabet in capitals, and numbers "1-10": SMALL SAMPLER Green thread on an openwork background, alphabet in capitals, and numbers "1-10" below, 1 3/4" h, 2 3/4" w, placed in a carved wood and gilded frame, 8 3/4" x 10 3/4".](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/325/331756/178965773_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717089312)
![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)
![AMERICAN NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER: AMERICAN NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER, silk on linen, eight alphabet, numeral, decorative stitching, and motif rows segmented by bands of linear stitching, center featuring a five-and-one-fourth line verse that](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1107/332767/179529488_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717788471)
![AMERICAN PICTORIAL NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER: AMERICAN PICTORIAL NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER, silk on linen, six-and-one-fourth alphabet and numeral rows segmented by horizontal bands of linear stitching, end of second row dated "1829", lower ha](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1107/332767/179529493_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717788471)
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 […]