Embroidery Samplers from History

Historical embroidery samplers featuring intricate designs, alphabets, and motifs crafted with silk and linen, showcasing various techniques and styles.

Sampler, Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in counted cross and herringbone stitches on plain weave foundation, At top, two wreaths and a monument in a grove, at bottom, six alphabets, three sets of numbers, rows of crowns and bands of curving floral pattern., Germany, 1826, embroidery & stitching, Sampler

Sampler, Medium: linen, silk, metallic Technique: embroidery on plain weave, Alphabets, patterns, and verses in narrow bands., England, 1702, embroidery & stitching, Sampler

Sampler (England); linen, silk, metallic

Sampler, Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in counted cross and herringbone stitches on plain weave foundation, At top, two wreaths and a monument in a grove, at bottom, six alphabets, three sets of numbers, rows of crowns and bands of curving floral pattern., Germany, 1826, embroidery & stitching, Sampler

Sampler (USA); silk embroidery on linen foundation

Sampler samplers

Sampler, Charlotte Spier, American, Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in eye, counted cross, herringbone and overcasting stitches on plain weave foundation, Long vertically rectangular sampler with a verse, three alphabets, two sets of numerals and two floral bands arranged in rows. The verse reads:, Each beautious Flower that grows, Gods Wisdom Plainly shows, Signed Charlotte Spier 1788 Aged 9, USA, 1788, embroidery & stitching, Sampler

Sampler. Culture: German. Dimensions: H. 19 1/4 x W. 17 5/8 inches (48.9 x 44.8 cm). Date: 1787. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Sampler 1752 Southern German. Sampler 217895

Sampler(Limar)

Embroidered sampler 1698 (possibly a later addition) Dutch, Friesland Samplers from Friesland, in the northwest of the Netherlands, are characterized chiefly by many alphabets and a tree of life motif. The work is dotted with domestic scenes and symbols, including a man walking a dog and several women positioned near or using tools, in addition to gardening tools, chairs, vases, and sewing pillows. The letters IA and IAS (or JA and JAS, as "I" and "J" were written interchangeably in the Latin alphabet at this time) and the year 1698 are stitched onto the linen, most likely the initials of the maker and the year in which she completed her work.. Embroidered sampler 228132

Sampler (Germany); silk embroidery with beads on linen foundation

Sampler 18th century possibly Dutch. Sampler 217887

Elzy J Bird, Embroidery Sampler, c 1937 Embroidery Sampler

Sampler, Medium: silk embroidery, linen foundation Technique: cross stitch on plain weave, Geometric and floral cross borders. Alphabets and numerals along with a Crucifixion, a woman, a peacock and other varying designs. Initialed 'C. D. H.', Germany, 1818, embroidery & stitching, Sampler

Text in gold on purple background in gold and paint frame.. 900 - 999. Manuscripts, Illuminations. Manuscripts and Archives Division. Lectionaries

Fragment Of A Cover; silk, cotton

Sampler. Date/Period: 1818. Sampler. Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation. Technique: embroidered in cross, tent and rococo stitches on plain weave foundation. Author: Mary Ann Walton.

Sampler, Medium: linen and silk on linen Technique: cross and eye stitches on plain weave foundation. Counted stitches., Zigzag border enclosing three alphabets and various practice letters with assorted motifs dominated by a ship at the bottom., Netherlands, 1800-1850, embroidery & stitching, Sampler

Sampler, Medium: silk and cotton embroidery on wool foundation Technique: embroidered in cross, back, and half-cross stitches on plain weave foundation, Alphabets at top, then wreaths and flowers., Germany, 1847-48, embroidery & stitching, Sampler

Sampler. Date/Period: 1833. Sampler. Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation. Technique: embroidered in cross, satin, and eyelet stitches on plain weave foundation. Height: 490 mm (19.29 in); Width: 480 mm (18.89 in). Author: Julia Ann Nivers.

Sampler 1804 British. Sampler. British. 1804. Silk on linen. Textiles-Embroidered

Embroidered sampler 1808 Jane Simonton Chapman. Embroidered sampler. American. 1808. Linen embroidered with cotton. Made in Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Sampler 18th century Italian. Sampler 228598

Fragment; 1897-8-329

Sampler. Culture: British. Dimensions: H. 15 5/8 x W. 12 3/4 inches (39.7 x 32.4 cm). Date: 1792. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Sampler 19th century Italian. Sampler 228362

Sampler, Mary Ann Goslin, American, Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in counted cross, half cross and satin stitches on plain weave foundation, Octagonal frame enclosing three alphabets, a set of numerals, and a verse:, Tis education forms the common mind, Just as the twig bent the trees inclined, Beauty in her vain her pretty eyes may roll, Charms strike the sight but merit, USA, early 19th century, embroidery & stitching, Sampler

Sampler. Date/Period: 1802. Sampler. Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation. Technique: embroidered in cross stitch on plain weave foundation. Author: Abigail Pearson.

Band, Medium: linen Technique: withdrawn element with needle lace (reticella style), plain weave, Panel of geometric shapes worked in linen ground., Italy, 16th-17th century, lace, Band

Sampler 1746 Dutch. Sampler 228112

Sampler. Culture: Dutch. Dimensions: H. 14 5/8 x W. 18 inches (37.1 x 45.7 cm). Date: 1766. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Marie Lutrell, Cloth with Numeration Table, 1941 Cloth with Numeration Table

Sampler, 1803. England, early 19th century. Embroidery; silk on woolen canvas; overall: 43.2 x 30.8 cm (17 x 12 1/8 in.).

Sampler

Sampler, Rhoda Stafford, English, Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in cross, eye, rococo and half-cross stitches on plain weave foundation; counted stitches, Bands of alphabets repeated several times, with the inscription:, March the 19, 1715, Rhoda Stafford in the 8 year of her age, England, 1715, embroidery & stitching, Sampler

Sampler Made 1704 United States. Linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk floss and yarns in Algerian eye, buttonhole, chain, half cross, individual back, marking cross, two-sided cross and trammed cross stitches; laid work, couching and French knots . Lucy Garland

Sampler, Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered, Alphabets, numerals, flowers, symbols of the Crucifixion, and figures, with geometric borders, arranged in horizontal rows., Germany, 1774, embroidery & stitching, Sampler

Sampler(Limar)

Sampler, Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered, Alphabets and numerals with one cross border in rose pattern and another incomplete border in an ornamental fret., Italy, early 19th century, embroidery & stitching, Sampler

Sampler, Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: cross stitch on plain weave, Alphabets, numerals, birds, plants, people all surrounded by a border of scrolls. Bound with pink silk ribbon., Italy, ca. 1815, embroidery & stitching, Sampler

Sampler, Agnes Hodge, Medium: silk embroidery, linen foundation Technique: cross, eyelet, and shaded satin stitches on plain weave, Alphabets, numerals, 'Agnes Hodge, February the 5 1723-4 in the 9th year of my age' and the Lord's Prayer surrounded by a floral frame., England, 1723-24, embroidery & stitching, Sampler

Sampler. Culture: German. Dimensions: H. 31 x W. 10 inches (78.7 x 25.4 cm). Date: 1728. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Portraits of the actors of three theaters in Edo, Utagawa Kunisada (I), 1800 - 1900 Album with collected actor prints; blue cover with white pattern; in the middle, title strip; 48 magazines with actor prints from various artists, both loose prints, and dip and triptyards; Probably collected by contemporary artist. Japan paper color woodcut

Woman's ceremonial hand towel, 19th-20th century, 30 x 76 3/16 in. (76.2 x 193.5 cm) (without fringe or trim), Linen, silk; embroidery, Morocco, 19th-20th century

Family register sampler. Date/Period: 1833. Family register sampler. Medium: silk and cotton embroidery on linen foundation. Technique: embroidered in cross stitch on plain weave foundation. Height: 445 mm (17.51 in); Width: 440 mm (17.32 in). Author: Abigail Barnard.

Sampler 1832 British. Sampler. British. 1832. Silk on wool canvas. Textiles-Embroidered

Sampler with compound division equation mid-19th century Mary Ann Sadler We may never know what inspired nine-year-old Mary Ann Sadler to convert her mathematics equation into embroidered form. The problem is worked on the basis of the British monetary system using British pounds, shillings, pence (pennies) and farthings. Mary Ann was a student at St. Marks School, which was located next to St. Markss church on North Audley Street off of Grosvenor Square, near Hyde Park. The school opened in 1831 with the goal of providing the poorer children of the parish with an education at the elementary school level, and it operated in the original building until 1904.. Sampler with compound division equation 228665

Sampler Made 1793-1794 Massachusetts. Linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk floss in cross stitch .

Eva Wilson, Sampler, c 1938 Sampler

Panel, late 19th-early 20th century, 69 1/2 x 15 1/4 in. (176.53 x 38.74 cm), Cotton, metallic threads, metal beads; needlework, Turkey, 19th-20th century

Sampler 1815 Austrian or German. Sampler 228685

Handkerchief, Mouchoire d'Instruction Militaire No. 10; France; cotton

Sampler (Germany); silk embroidery on linen foundation

Sampler (Spain); cotton

Sampler. Date/Period: 1852. Sampler. Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation. Technique: embroidered in cross stitch on plain weave foundation. Height: 365 mm (14.37 in); Width: 350 mm (13.77 in). Author: Margaretha Graten.

Sampler (England); Embroidered by Ann Stubbs (English); silk embroidery on linen foundation

Sampler 1829 British. Sampler. British. 1829. Silk on linen canvas. Textiles-Embroidered

Sampler (Germany); cotton and metal-wrapped silk embroidery on cotton foundation

Sampler, Mary Mumford, Medium: silk on linen Technique: embroidered in cross, satin and eye stitches on plain weave foundation. Counted stitches., Two alphabets, curving floral band and text: 'Fear God and keep his laws and commandments/ Fame, honours and renown/ will the ingenious crown.' Signed 'Mary Mumford her sampler aged 8 years and 8 months Jan the 2517389.', England, 1738-39, embroidery & stitching, Sampler

Groups of people and animals. Booklet with images, mainly satirical, from groups of people and animals; light brown cover with diamond pattern; Twelve illustrations with a yellow frame in which the title of every performance.

Sampler 1763 German. Sampler. German. 1763. Silk on linen. Textiles-Embroidered

Brocade 19th century. Brocade 447402

Sampler 1774 German. Sampler 228584

Textile Fragment 17th century. Textile Fragment 442970

Sampler Made 1771 Germany. Linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk .

Sampler. Date/Period: 1819. Sampler. Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation. Technique: embroidered in cross, eyelet, and herringbone stitches on plain weave foundation. Height: 325 mm (12.79 in); Width: 280 mm (11.02 in). Author: Mary chapel.

Sampler 1768 German. Sampler 217876

Elmer G Anderson, Pa German Music Book, c 1937 Pa. German Music Book

Sampler, Eliza Page, Medium: silk embroidery on wool foundation Technique: embroidered in counted cross, satin, eye, stem and running stitches on plain weave foundation, Octagonal frame enclosing three alphabets, set of numbers, darning squares, verse and picture of birds in a tree with baskets of flowers. Curving floral border on outside of frame. Two darning squares, each divided into four squares, containing eight examples simulating twill and plain weave., Verse: 'Father of love o teach my voice/ with grateful accents to rejoice/ Teach me in pious strains to sing/ the mercies of my heavenly King/ Ascend then in a song of Love/ My thankful heart to God above/ Be his my voice and his my lyre/ Till voice and song in death expire.', Signed Eliza Page worked this sampler July 4 1821., England, 1821, embroidery & stitching, Sampler

Sampler, Vashti Wellington, American, b. 1805, Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in cross stitch on plain weave foundation, The field is divided in three sections: bands of alphabets and numerals at the top, a verse and inscription in the middle, and an incomplete basket of flowers at the bottom. With stylized floral and strawberry vine borders on four sides., USA, 1816, embroidery & stitching, Sampler

Sampler (Spain); Embroidered by Teresa Alva Gimenez Grazalema

Sampler, Sarah Beckett, Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: cross-stitch embroidery on plain weave, Finely worked in colored silks on a natural ground, with verses, flowering trees, animals, and a stylized running vine border., England, 1798, embroidery & stitching, Sampler

Sampler. Date/Period: 1808. Sampler. Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation. Technique: embroidered in cross stitch on plain weave foundation. Height: 420 mm (16.53 in); Width: 255 mm (10.03 in). Author: Phebe Hill.

Sampler 1767 German. Sampler 228401

Cover, Medium: linen Technique: cutwork and embroidery, Cover ornamented with hemstitching, cutwork squares and satin stitch embroidery in conventional patterns., USA, ca. 1900, lace, Cover

Sampler 19th century German. Sampler. German. 19th century. Cotton on linen. Textiles-Embroidered

Textile Fragment 11th-12th century. Textile Fragment 447326

Embroidered Sampler 1806 Evelina Hull. Embroidered Sampler 14058

Fragment; silk

Sampler (Germany); linen embroidery on linen foundation

Family tree of the Oranje-Nassau house, 1901 print Names and weapons, between which and around which Oranjeboompjes. paper family lineage, pedigree, genealogical tree or table. series of rulers. armorial bearing, heraldry

C.H. van Geer, Narrow lettercloth or sampler worked in cross stitch and star stitch in colored silk on bleached linen, marked C.H. VAN GEER 1854, exercise, lettercloth sampler embroidery needlework images silk linen, textile embroidery cross stitch star stitch Narrow rectangular piece of fairly coarse woven and spun bleached linen Left and right selvedge and bottom and top hem edge of 0 , 5 cm. The piece is embroided with silk in the colors pink dark blue yellow light green light beige dark beige white old pink bright pink burgundy reddish brown gray blue fresh green olive green and black. The cloth has no surrounding edge along the sides. Several letter series and number series are embroided on the canvas. Description per horizontal line from left to right: embroided letter series and number series and: C.H. VAN GEER OUD 11 YEAR ANNO 1854 needlework

Sampler, J. Winkler, Medium: wool embroidery with metal beads on cotton and silk foundation Technique: embroidered on plain weave foundation, Alphabets at top, motifs at bottom., Germany, 1845, embroidery & stitching, Sampler

Bliżej Kultury unknown

Border 18th century Greek, Crete. Border 219688

Sampler. Date/Period: 1755. Sampler. Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation. Technique: embroidered in cross stitch on plain weave foundation. Author: Elizabeth Ann Herpin Andrew.

Merklap of linen with a pattern of red letters, marked: GG, G. Glas, c. 1888 - c. 1894 Manufactured at the Normal School in Deventer for the "Useful Crafts" deed. Deventer linen (material) embroidering Manufactured at the Normal School in Deventer for the "Useful Crafts" deed. Deventer linen (material) embroidering

Sampler 1804 German. Sampler 228414

Sampler 18th century German. Sampler 228408

Sampler 1795 Italian. Sampler 228016

Sampler, Elizabeth Starr Fowler, American, 1822 - 1904, Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in stem, cross, detached chain, eyelet, and rococo stitches on plain weave foundation Label: linen embroidered with silk in stem, cross, detached chain, eyelet, and rococo stitches, Several bands of alphabets and numerals separated by narrow geometric borders, a four-verse hymn entitled The Little Pilgrim, and the inscription:, Mr Charles E. Fowler, Mrs Minerva S. Fowler, Died 13, 1832, The memory of the just is blessed, Elizabeth Starr Fowler aged 9 years and 8 months, flanked by weeping willow trees and a tomb., The hymn reads:, Little Pilgrim, young in years,, Hast thou not a hundred fears, Thus to enter life's new road, Never but with danger trod, Paths arrayed in tempting bloom, Will entice thy steps to come;, But, though every fragrance sweet, Charm thy senses, shun the cheat., Yes, kind friend, I know full well, Sin and sorrow in them dwell;, Never shall my

Kesa Made 1801-1825 Japan. .

Ceremonial tap sample printed with a stamp and painted on paper from the Bronsonetia Papyrifea tree bark unknown

Sampler 1757 Scottish, Inverness. Sampler 228319

Caravaka and the text of the prayer. Spiritual protection opposite the mulberry air; Pczycki, Stanis Aw (Ca 1769-1844); I W. 18th century (1801-00-00-1825-00-00);

Kalendrablad Februari 1899, Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1899 print Amsterdam paper February ~ other concepts

Sampler (India); silk embroidery on linen foundation; Frame H x W: 48.3 x 29.2 cm (19 x 11 1/2 in.)

Sampler 19th century Italian. Sampler. Italian. 19th century. Silk and cotton on linen. Textiles-Embroidered

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