Historical Textile Samplers

Collection of embroidered samplers from various European countries, showcasing intricate needlework and alphabets, reflecting cultural heritage from the 18th and 19th centuries.

Sampler, Hannah Whitney Lunenburg, Canadian, Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in cross stitch on plain weave foundation, Alphabet at top. 'THIS WORK IN MY HAND MY FRIE/ NDS MAY HAVE/ WHEN I AM DE/ AD AND IN MY/ GRAVE.' Signed and dated. Green, blue, black and beige., Nova Scotia, Canada, September 1795, embroidery & stitching, Sampler

Sampler 1748 German. Sampler 228067

Sampler Made 1801-1900 United States. Linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk in chain, cross, eyelet, hem, satin and single satin stitches . Ann Morris

Sampler 1724 German. Sampler 217240

Sampler 1867 Spanish. Sampler 228202

Sampler 18th century British. Sampler. British. 18th century. Silk on linen canvas. Textiles-Embroidered

Sampler (USA); Embroidered by Charlotte Spier; silk embroidery on linen foundation

Sampler 1736 German. Sampler 228600

Sampler. Date/Period: Ca. 1810. Sampler. Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation. Technique: embroidered in counted cross and stem stitches on plain weave foundation. Author: Sarah Russell Waters.

Sampler 1801 British. Sampler 228445

Sampler, Hannah Whitney Lunenburg, Canadian, Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in cross stitch on plain weave foundation, Alphabet at top. 'THIS WORK IN MY HAND MY FRIE/ NDS MAY HAVE/ WHEN I AM DE/ AD AND IN MY/ GRAVE.' Signed and dated. Green, blue, black and beige., Nova Scotia, Canada, September 1795, embroidery & stitching, Sampler

Sampler, 1743. England, 18th century. Silkembroidery on wool (); overall: 30.5 x 21 cm (12 x 8 1/4 in.).

Sampler, Friederike Hanewald, Medium: cotton Technique: satin, stem, and overcasting stitches on plain weave, Five alphabets, numerals and ornamented monograms in red on white., Dresden, Germany, 1819, embroidery & stitching, Sampler

Sampler (Netherlands); linen and silk on linen

Embroidered sampler 1698 Dutch, Friesland Samplers from Friesland, in the northwest of the Netherlands, are characterized chiefly by alphabets and tree of life motifs. The sampler also features pierced and crowned hearts, checkerboards, and brides and grooms- motifs typical of samplers from other regions of the Netherlands as well. The letters VM are most likely the initials of the samplers maker. The dates 1667, 1692, 1697, and 1698 usually below images of trees and brides and grooms, perhaps to commemorate the births or marriages of family members.. Embroidered sampler 228133

Sampler, 1751. America, 18th century. Embroidery; average: 48.3 x 30.3 cm (19 x 11 15/16 in.).

Sampler Made 1812 Switzerland. Colored silk .

Sampler 1777 Dutch. Sampler 228601

Sampler Made 1806 Germany. Linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk .

Sampler (USA); Embroidered by Elizabeth Ann Herpin Andrew (American, 1749 - 1817); silk embroidery on linen foundation

Sampler, Medium: silk on linen Technique: embroidered, Floral embroidery separating areas of text. Top text reads Entre from vanity should___ Love to see___., Middle embroidery reads If thou knowst Christ thou need know little more if not als lost which thou learnt before. Bottom embroidery reads Love thou lord and __ thou bee a tender father unto the ___ ended this sampler in the seventh year of her age 17234., England, 18th century, embroidery & stitching, Sampler

Sampler (Germany); silk embroidery on linen foundation

Sampler 1787 German. Sampler 228413

Sampler 1744 German. Sampler. German. 1744. Silk on brown linen. Textiles-Embroidered

Sampler 1806 German. Sampler 227953

Sampler, Medium: cotton embroidery on cotton foundation Technique: withdrawn element work with needle-made fillings on plain weave foundation, Four columns of floral and geometric pattern bands in white withdrawn element work., Mexico, 19th century, embroidery & stitching, Sampler

Sampler (Germany); silk embroidery on linen foundation

Sampler 19th century German. Sampler 227962

Family Register Sampler (USA); Embroidered by Sarah A. Chalker; silk embroidery on wool foundation

Sampler, Susanna Hope Spilsby, English, Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in cross, running, satin, and chain stitches on a plain weave foundation, Square of darning, a verse from Deuteronomy 32:29, and isolated domestic motifs. Signed 'July the 16th 1786, B44th 81473 a teacher in Halton Susanna Hope Spilsby wrought this sample aged 11 years.' Pencil drawing of a head at top center., 1786, embroidery & stitching, Sampler

Sampler (England); silk on linen

Sampler, Ann Gawthorn, English, Medium: silk embroidery on wool foundation Technique: embroidered in cross, marking cross and eyelet stitches on plain weave foundation, Within a curving floral border, alphabets and text:, For every trifle scorn to take offence, That always shows great pride or little sense, Good nature and good sense should ever join, To err is human to forgive devine, England, late 18th century, embroidery & stitching, Sampler

Sampler, Hannah Wedgwood, Medium: silk on linen Technique: cross, stem eye and satin stitches on plain weave foundation, Curving band of pattern three alphabets, and one set of numerals with the inscription 'Hannah Wedgwood's Sampler wrought in the 12 year of her age.', England, mid-18th century, embroidery & stitching, Sampler

Sampler (England); Embroidered by Rhoda Stafford (English); silk embroidery on linen foundation

Napkin 1702-7 British or Flemish. Napkin 215389

Sampler. Hannah Howard (American, 1778-1864); United States, Massachusetts, probably Easton. Date: 1793-1794. Dimensions: 21.6 x 29.3 cm (8 1/2 x 11 1/2 in.). Linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk floss in cross stitch. Origin: Massachusetts. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Sampler; Embroidered by Cristan Henderson; silk embroidery on wool foundation

Towel, 19th century, 61 1/2 x 19 in. (156.21 x 48.3 cm), Linen, silk and metal thread; needlework, Greece, 19th century

Sampler. Culture: German. Dimensions: H. 16 1/2 x W. 12 inches (41.9 x 30.5 cm). Date: 1768. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Sampler. Culture: British. Dimensions: H. 15 3/4 x W. 7 7/8 inches (40 x 20 cm). Date: 1715. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Sampler (Germany); silk embroidery on cotton foundation

Sampler 19th century German. Sampler 228523

Carpet 18th century. Carpet. 18th century. Wool. Attributed to India. Textiles-Rugs

Sampler 1859 Swiss. Sampler 228395

Sampler 1841 German. Sampler 228588

Sampler 19th century German. Sampler 228423

Embroidered sampler 1819 Caroline Carleton. Embroidered sampler 14074

Sampler Made 1803 Germany. Linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk .

Sampler 1831 German. Sampler 228032

Sampler, Elizabeth Ann Herpin Andrew, American, 1749 - 1817, Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in cross stitch on plain weave foundation, Alphabets, highly stylized floral elements, and an inscription embroidered in colored silks on a white linen ground. Surrounded by a chain link border with four-leaf clovers and spades in the corners., The inscription reads:, Elizabeth Ann Herrin Andrews 6 years 10 days October the 17th Anno Domini 1755, USA, 1755, embroidery & stitching, Sampler

Sampler 1814 British. Sampler. British. 1814. Silk on wool canvas. Textiles-Embroidered

Needlework sampler unknown

Sampler 1826 German. Sampler 228035

Border 18th century Greek Islands, Crete. Border 221741

Ornament sheet with Frisians (4)

Sampler 1766 Dutch. Sampler 228110

Sampler 18th century Dutch. Sampler 228118

Sampler 1792 Dutch. Sampler 228061

Book cover with floral and dot pattern 19th century Anonymous. Book cover with floral and dot pattern. Anonymous , 19th century. 19th century. Relief print (wood or metal). Prints

Sampler 1829 German. Sampler 228563

Text panel from History No. 4 on the honorary gate of Emperor Maximilian I by Dürer's workshop, carved in pearwood in 1515 with decorative inscriptions and ornamental motifs.

Sampler 1796 British. Sampler. British. 1796. Silk on linen. Textiles-Embroidered

Sampler 19th century German. Sampler 228589

Sampler 1787 German. Sampler 228024

Sampler 19th century Italian. Sampler 228340

Sampler 1810 Dutch. Sampler 228127

County license fake, cruisers, Hauptmünzamt, Mint Authority

Wrapper with NumerologicalSymbols

Bifolium Excised from a Carolingian Gradual (recto), c. 830-860. Germany or Northeastern France, 9th century. Gold and silver ink on purple parchment; sheet: 29 x 10 cm (11 7/16 x 3 15/16 in.); framed: 39.4 x 52.1 x 3.2 cm (15 1/2 x 20 1/2 x 1 1/4 in.). This rare leaf comes from a cantatorium or gradual, a book containing the chants to be sung during the Mass. Other leaves from the same book survive in Berlin and Trier. A bifolium, or double-leaf, it does not contain decorated letters but rather "emphasized" letters. These were enlarged and pushed out into the margins to call attention to the eye. Such emphasized letters originated in late classical times and were the precursor to the decorated initial developed by medieval scribes. The purple-stained vellum (now faded to a deep pink) with its text written in gold and silver inks (now turned black) suggested great luxury with its sumptuous appearance. In Mediterranean regions, the purple dye was obtained from murex, a shell-fish dye.

Sampler 19th century German. Sampler 228578

Sampler 19th century German. Sampler 228568

Sampler 1807 German. Sampler 228409

Sampler 1724 British. Sampler. British. 1724. Silk on linen. Textiles-Embroidered

Sampler 19th century possibly Austrian. Sampler 228001

Sampler. Culture: British. Dimensions: H. 8 1/2 x W. 8 5/8 inches (21.6 x 21.9 cm). Date: 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Alfred Walbeck, Sampler, c 1938 Sampler

Sampler 1781 German. Sampler 228391

Sampler Made 1766 Germany. Linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk .

Sampler. Date/Period: Early 19th century. Sampler. Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation. Technique: embroidered. Author: UNKNOWN.

Sampler. Culture: British. Dimensions: H. 12 3/4 x W. 13 3/4 inches (32.4 x 34.9 cm). Date: 1839. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Sampler German 1801

Sampler (Germany); silk embroidery on linen foundation

Sampler 1822 German. Sampler 228417

Family Register Sampler (USA); Embroidered by Dorcas A. Kelly, American; silk embroidery on linen foundation

Sampler. Date/Period: Ca. 1815. Sampler. Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation. Technique: cross stitch on plain weave. Author: UNKNOWN.

Bifolium Excised from a Carolingian Gradual, c. 830-60. Germany or Northeastern France, 9th century. Gold and silver ink on purple parchment; sheet: 29 x 10 cm (11 7/16 x 3 15/16 in.); framed: 39.4 x 52.1 x 3.2 cm (15 1/2 x 20 1/2 x 1 1/4 in.). This rare leaf comes from a cantatorium or gradual, a book containing the chants to be sung during the Mass. Other leaves from the same book survive in Berlin and Trier. As a bifolium, or double-leaf, it does not contain decorated letters but rather "emphasized" letters. These were enlarged and pushed out into the margins to catch the reader's eye. Such emphasized letters originated in late classical times and were the precursor to the decorated initial developed by medieval scribes. The purple-stained vellum (now faded to a deep pink) with its text written in gold and silver inks (now turned black) suggested great luxury with its sumptuous appearance. In Mediterranean regions, the purple dye was obtained from murex, a shellfish dye. In norther

Fragment with factory stamp, Medium: cotton Technique: block printed on plain weave, Bottom of the fabric has a design of interlocking curves on a grid of interlocking squares in black and green on natural. Top of fabric has marks., England, 1850-1900, printed, dyed & painted textiles, Fragment with factory stamp

Sampler, 1839, United Kingdom, by Barbara P. Wilson. Gift of Mrs Taylor, 1966.

Sampler 1848 German. Sampler 227949

Sampler, Medium: mercerized cotton embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in satin, feather, cross, eyelet, and detached chain stitches, with withdrawn element work and deflected element work with looping and overcasting stitches on plain weave foundation, White on white sampler assortment of patterns of withdrawn element and deflected element work work and solid motifs., Turkey, ca. 1882, embroidery & stitching, Sampler

Dürer's workshop wooden stick drawing on pear wood from 1515 illustrates the C2 History No.5 text of the Honorary Gate of Emperor Maximilian I.

Sampler (USA); Embroidered by Betsy Goddard; silk embroidery on wool foundation

Nasal warts corners Unknown, Nidecka studio

Sampler 1778 British. Sampler. British. 1778. Silk on linen canvas. Textiles-Embroidered

Fragment Made 969 CE-1171 Egypt. Plain simple cloth; linen, brown with age; embroidered with red silk in satin stitch and darning stitch . Islamic

Sampler Made 1794 United States. Linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk in cross stitches . Rebekah Smith

Mystical sentences, with the figure of the Airy Horse. Chromolithograph.

Needlework sampler unknown

Sampler 19th century Italian. Sampler 228335

Margery Parish, Bedspread, c 1937 Bedspread

Sampler 18th century Dutch. Sampler 228117

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