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Anna Green's Sampler
A sampler filled with borders and the alphabet, images of plants and animals, and a poem, made by Anna Green, Stitch Types: Straight
Anna Lyford's Sampler
A sampler with floral and animal motifs, as well as the alphabet and numbers. Stitch Types: Cross, Long and short, Satin, bullion
Arvilla Grover's Sampler
Arvilla Grover's sampler shows four sets of the alphabet, a set of numbers, two pieces of writing, a house, and animals, bordered by vines and flowers. Stitches: Cross, Chain, Eyelet, Four-sided, Long and short, Rice, Satin, Straight
Clarissa Dyer's Sampler
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/…
Hephzebah Baker's Sampler
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
Maria Barker's Sampler
A sampler with four sets of the alphabet, bordered with vines and flowers, a poem, and a picture of a house and yard at the bottom. Stitches used: Cross, Eyelet, Queen or rococo, Satin, Stem, hemstitch
Tags: 1830, 7-9 years old, Alphabet, Animals, Border, building, Floral, Poem, Rhode Island, Silk on Linen
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