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Clarissa Dryer, 1820.jpg
Clarissa Dyer's Sampler. It has a floral border, an alphabet done in blue and two in white. There are animals at the bottom of the sampler, as well as a house and field. The inscription reads: "The Lord is Good, a strong/ hold in the day of trouble/…

Diana Austin's Sampler.jpg
This sampler features two script alphabets to “X,” and there are also two block alphabets: one with 26 letters and one to “W” with “NOPQ” not worked but a space left for them. At the bottom of the sampler, is a two-story house (in perspective) with a…

Eliza Ricker's Sampler.jpg
Eliza Ricker's sampler contains three sets of the alphabet, a set of numbers, a border made of flowers, and a poem that states "Teach me to feel anothers woe/ And hide the fault i see/ That mercy i to others show/ That mercy show to me"
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Elizabeth Holland's Sampler.jpg
Three block alphabets; no "J" or "U." All alphabet letters and words in inscription done in alternating colors; geometric crossbands (some of them geometric flowering vines) separate all rows. Silk embroidery thread on linen ground. STITCHES: cross,…

Fanny Whiteny 1822.jpg
A genealogy of Whitney's family, surrounded by flowers and two willow trees, columns and a winged cherub. Stitches: Cross, Eyelet, Running, Satin.

Hannah Magill's Sampler.jpg
Hannah Magil's sampler has three sets of the alphabet, a set of numbers, a border around the sampler, and an image of a house, plants, and animals. Stitches used: Cross and rice.

Harriet Eggleston, 1838.jpg
Harriet Eggleston's sampler is surrounded by a border, containing four sets of the alphabet, one set of numbers, images of flowers at the bottom, and a verse, inscribed, "This I have done that you may see/What care my teacher took of me." Stitches…

Hephzebah Baker, 1737.jpg
Hephzebah Baker made a sampler with a collection of geometric and floral bands, three alphabets, and floral designs. Stitches: Cross, Eyelet, Half cross, Knotted, Long and short, Satin, Stem, Straight, Bullions, herringbone, reversible cross

Katherine Mayo's Sampler.jpg
This sampler by Katherine Mayo of Roxbury, MA, dating to 1773. Katharine included the inscription: "KathaR / INE MAYO IS / MY NaME NEW / ENGLaND IS MY / NaTION ROXBVRY IS MY / DWELLING PLACE AND / ChriSt is MY SalVatION / When I aM Dead & MY BONES /…
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