Grouping of 4 needlework samplers. 1st item: Framed sampler, wool on linen, dated 1886, Emma Charlotte Jansen, with alphabet, snowflakes, flowers, dog, large bird and red building. Frame: 11" H x 14 1/2" W, Sight: 7 1/4" H x 11" W. Note: census records show an Emma Charlotte Jansen born 1868 in Carlscruma, Sweden, living in Tooele City, Utah, 1886, d. 1949 in Salt Lake City, Utah. 2nd item: Framed sampler, silk on linen, with ABC, 123 and floral sprigs, signed Clare 1677 (date is likely apocryphal). Frame: 7 1/8" H x 5 1/8" W, Sight: 5 1/2" H x 3 1/4" W. 3rd item: Framed sampler, wool on wool, dated 1861 and signed Maria Gulick, with alphabet, Greek key border and phrase "Youth is the most accepted time/ To love and serve the Lord/ A flower presented in its prime/ Will much delight ???/ Honor thy days may be long up on the/ land which the Lord thy God giv/ eth thee", "P??? School/ German Valley/1861", Frame: 11 1/2" H x 11 1/8" W, Sight: 10" H x 9 1/2" W. 4th item: Framed sampler, wool on cotton (?), dated 1870, Margaret Doherty, Aged 8, with alphabet, phrase "Blessed are the pure in heart." and flower leaf vine at base. Frame: 17 7/8" H x 13 1/2" W, Sight: 12 5/8" H x 9 5/8" W. CONDITION: 1st item: Scattered staining and general toning. 2nd item: General toning to fabric. 3rd item: Red stain at lower right corner. Scattered staining and fading. 4th item: Framed without glass. Scattered staining.