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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
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
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
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
Eliza Ricker's Sampler
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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Tags: 11 years old, 1813, Alphabet, borders, Floral, New Hampshire, Numbers, Poem
Susanna Goodale's Sampler
Two sets of the alphabet, one set of numbers. Inscribed with "Preformed by Susanna /Goodale Thetford August 5th" Stitches used: Cross and Tent
Tags: Alphabet, Linen Thread on Cotton, Numbers, Vermont