American schoolgirl needlework sampler, wool and cotton or silk on linen, worked in cross and eyelet stitch and signed Sarah I. Rands, 1855. Strawberry or floral and geometric border enclosing lower and upper case alphabets, a large house, flowers, birds, and other pictorials. The alphabets end with the verse "Remember Thy Creator" and the center […]
Lot 180: Martha Peck CT Sampler, Purse, Archive
Martha M. Peck Sampler and Archive relating to the Peck family of New Haven, Connecticut. 1st item: Needlework sampler, silk threads on a green linsey-woolsey ground, 3 alphabets and a row of numbers over a verse, "Grant Me O God a heart to the inclin'd/ increase my faith and rectify my mind/ teach me betimes […]
Lot 178: Sampler by Elizabeth Fay Blake, Eli Whitney's niec
Circa 1800 needlework marking sampler, signed E.F. Blake, attributed to Elizabeth Fay Blake, the niece of cotton gin inventor Eli Whitney (1765-1825). The rectangular sampler has a cross stitched border enclosing upper and lower case alphabets, a cursive upper case alphabet and a row of numbers. Two small flowers are placed at the end of […]
Lot 176: New Baltimore Needlework Sampler, 1836
New Baltimore needlework sampler, signed and dated 1836, silk and wool on linen. Floral border with three uppercase and one lowercase alphabets over a verse: O may the joys of earth be ever mine/and oer my path the choicest pleasures shine/ may morning rise in loveliest splendor drest / and evening see me in my […]
Lot 589: Sampler, possibly Kentucky, plus Irish prayer samp
Two 19th century needlework samplers, one possibly Southern Kentucky. 1st item: Schoolgirl needlework sampler, cotton or wool on linen, signed Mary Ann Underwood/ Aged 7 years/ Oct '27, 1843/ with stylized border, flowers, baskets of flowers, alphabet, numbers and verse: "Learn to live as you would wish to die". Note: Genealogy records show a Mary […]
Lot 590: 19th century English Needlework Sampler
19th century English Berlin work wool on linen sampler signed Hannah Hallam/ Her work/ aged 46/ with classical central building, Grecian style woman, male figure, flowers, tree, animals, butterfly, birds and a floral border.Sight: 25-1/2″ H x 21-1/2″ W. Frame: 31″ H x 27″ H. Older wooden frame. Provenance: Private Knoxville, TN estate. Condition: Scattered […]
Lot 587: Two 19th c. samplers, one with peacocks
Two 19th century schoolgirl needlework samplers. 1st item: Wool on linen needlework sampler, signed Helen Hutchinson/aged 10 with alphabet and numbers and two peacocks. Sight: 14-1/2" H x 7-1/2" , Frame: 18" H x 9-1/8" W. Later black and gilt frame. 2nd item: Cotton on linen needlework sampler, signed Maggie Adams/10 yrs old with alphabet […]
Lot 588: 2 American 19th c. signed schoolgirl Samplers
Two American 19th century schoolgirl samplers. 1st item: Schoolgirl cotton and silk on linen needlework sampler, signed Elizabeth Adams/ made in the 16th year of her age/ 1830/ Brunswick/ with alphabet, numbers and hearts in cross stitch and line stitching. Sight: 7-3/4" H x 17-1/8" W, Frame: 9-9/8" H x 19-1/4" W. Older wooden frame. […]
Lot 142: Sarah Brevard Donoho needlework sampler and photos
Middle Tennessee needlework sampler, silk on linen, signed "miss sarah bonoho" (note reversed b for d), "October the 11 1835." Wide double floral border enclosing four alphabets and the signature/date lines, all separated by lines of various types of stitches. Later stained wood frame. 14-3/4" x 13-5/8" sight, 16" x 15" framed. This sampler has […]
Lot 143: School Girl Sampler with verse, possibly Irish
Schoolgirl needlework sampler, silk on linen, signed Agnes Mc M Plunket, age 10, 1829. Rectangular sampler features eight lines of alphabet done in cross, Queen's and embroidery stitches, divided by geometric rows, over a verse and several pictorial images including baskets of flowers, birds in wreaths, and trees, all enclosed in a floral and geometric […]
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