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Mary A. Brown's Sampler
A sampler with multiple alphabets, a set of numbers, a verse stating "In thy fair book of the divine/ my God inscribe this to me/ There let a field some tumble Place/Beneath the slaughtered Lamb" Stitches used: Cross, Chain, Satin, Stem, Straight,…
Tags: 1818, Alphabet, bands, Floral, Numbers, Poem, Rhode Island, Silk Thread on linen
Melisa Usher's Sampler
Her sampler is made of three sets of the alphabet and two sets of numbers. Stitches used: Cross Stitch.
Tags: 12 years old, 1829, Alphabet, Numbers, Rhode Island, Silk Thread on linen
Molley Russell's Sampler
Block upper-case alphabet; letters colored alternately; no "J" or "U." Numbers 1 to 0. These rows, together with rows containing verse, all separated by narrow crossbands, including sawtooth and dentil patterns. Below verse, three wide crossbands:…
Tags: 1776, Alphabet, Massachusetts, Numbers, Silk Thread on linen
Rebecca G. Starkweather's Sampler
There is a border, three sets of the alphabet, two sets of numbers, one done in part, a poem stating "This needlew/ork of mine cantell when I a child was le/ earned well and by my parnts i was taug/ht not then to spend my time for nought". Stitches…
Tags: 1811, 7-9 years old, Alphabet, Border, Numbers, Poem, Rhode Island, Silk Thread on linen
Rebeckah Bullfinch's Sampler
Her sampler has two sets of the alphabet, two crosses, some borders and geometric bands, as well as flowers at the bottom of the sampler. Stitches used: Cross, Eyelet, Queen or rococo, Satin, Stem, Romanina - aka Roman, hem stitch
Tags: 10 years old, Alphabet, borders, Floral, Massachusetts
Rebekah White's Sampler
The pastoral courting scene embroidered beneath the lettering on this sampler relates to the more formal tent-stitch needlework pictures created by Boston girls during this decade. Salem samplers are characterized by long filling stitches made from…
Tags: 1766, Alphabet, Animals, Floral, Massachusetts, People, Silk Thread on linen
Sarah T. Borden's Sampler
Sarah Borden's sampler contains three sets of the alphabet and one set of numbers and a border. Stitches used: Cross stitch
Tags: 10 years old, 1838, Alphabet, Border, Rhode Island, Silk Thread on linen
Sarah Collins' Sampler
Sarah Collins' Sampler is filled with bands of embroidery, as well as two copies of the Alphabet. There are flowers and plants. Stitch Types: Satin, Back, Double Running, Reversible and Diagonal Cross, Montenegrin is possible, throughout
Tags: 1673, Alphabet, Massachusetts