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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 /…

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

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,…

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…

Chloe Allen's sampler, made of a border, two sets of the alphabet, flowers, and a poem, stating "Loveth so the Lord...". Stitches used: Cross.

The name “Betsy Bruce” appears at end of one alphabet. Below the alphabets is the inscription:
"Seize Mortals seize the present hour Lifes a short summer
Man’s a flower he dies alas how soon he dies. E. B. 14 Y.”
Stitches used: cross, Algerian…

Alphabet, floral and poem sampler created by Betsey Hamlet.
Types: Cross, Eyelet, Satin, Stem, Split, Back

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

A sampler filled with borders and the alphabet, images of plants and animals, and a poem, made by Anna Green, Stitch Types: Straight