Sampler Photos

Samplers are pieces of cloth upon which designs and usually an alphabet are stitched. Historically, young girls made them to learn sewing & letters + numbers or record family history.

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Sampler with initials at Haas-Lilienthal House. San Francisco, CA.Sampler with Griswold family names & dates at Thomas Griswold House. Guilford, CT.Chest in Connecticut-style below sampler at Hyland House. Guilford, CT.Sampler made at Sarah Pierce Academy, Litchfield, CT at Mattatuck Museum. Waterbury, CT.
Sampler with initials at Haas-Lilienthal House. San Francisco, CA.Sampler with Griswold family names & dates (c1852) at Thomas Griswold House. Guilford, CT.Chest in Connecticut-style below sampler at Hyland House. Guilford, CT.Sampler (c1820) made at Sarah Pierce Academy, Litchfield, CT at Mattatuck Museum. Waterbury, CT.
Frame for sampler production at Judson House. Stratford, CT.Hawaiian sampler in Oldest Frame House of Mission House Museum. Honolulu, HI.Standish Sampler by Captain Myles Standish's daughter Loara at Pilgrim Hall Museum. Plymouth, MA.Sampler by Elizabeth Cressy at John Cabot House. Beverly, MA.
Frame for sampler production at Judson House. Stratford, CT.Hawaiian sampler (1822) in Oldest Frame House of Mission House Museum. Honolulu, HI.Standish Sampler (c1653) by Captain Myles Standish's daughter Loara at Pilgrim Hall Museum. Plymouth, MA.Sampler (1811) by Elizabeth Cressy (b1799) at John Cabot House. Beverly, MA.
Sampler by Maria Warner at Millard Fillmore House. East Aurora, NY.American sampler by Ann Gennet Pixley at Memorial Art Gallery. Rochester, NY.Vintage alphabet sampler by unknown at Sag Harbor Whaling Museum. Sag Harbor, NY.Sampler embroidery with verse made by Elizabeth Mandeville age 8 at Home Sweet Home Museum. East Hampton, NY.
Sampler (1869) by Maria Warner at Millard Fillmore House. East Aurora, NY.American sampler (1819) by Ann Gennet Pixley at Memorial Art Gallery. Rochester, NY.Vintage alphabet sampler by unknown at Sag Harbor Whaling Museum. Sag Harbor, NY.Sampler embroidery (1818) with verse made by Elizabeth Mandeville age 8 at Home Sweet Home Museum. East Hampton, NY.
Sampler embroidery with numbers, alphabet & verse made by Mary Summer Hawes age 8 at Home Sweet Home Museum. East Hampton, NY.Sampler embroidery with verse by Minerva Howell age 9 at Home Sweet Home Museum. East Hampton, NY.Sampler quilt by Martha Pierson of East Nottingham, NH at Cleveland History Center. Cleveland, OH.Sampler quilt detail by Martha Pierson of East Nottingham, NH at Cleveland History Center. Cleveland, OH.
Sampler embroidery (1823) with numbers, alphabet & verse made by Mary Summer Hawes age 8 at Home Sweet Home Museum. East Hampton, NY.Sampler embroidery (1835) with verse by Minerva Howell age 9 at Home Sweet Home Museum. East Hampton, NY.Sampler quilt (1847) by Martha Pierson of East Nottingham, NH at Cleveland History Center. Cleveland, OH.Sampler quilt detail (1847) by Martha Pierson of East Nottingham, NH at Cleveland History Center. Cleveland, OH.
Sampler at Johnston Farm. Piqua, OH.North dressing room with collection of samplers at Manderston House. Duns, Scotland.Samplers over chest of drawers in north dressing room at Manderston House. Duns, Scotland.Samplers over fireplace in north dressing room at Manderston House. Duns, Scotland.
Sampler (1814) at Johnston Farm. Piqua, OH.North dressing room with collection of samplers at Manderston House. Duns, Scotland.Samplers over chest of drawers in north dressing room at Manderston House. Duns, Scotland.Samplers over fireplace in north dressing room at Manderston House. Duns, Scotland.
Sampler by Mary Macintosh at Manderston House. Duns, Scotland.Antique Scottish sampler with Lord's prayer at Manderston House. Duns, Scotland.Samplers at Broughton House. Kirkcudbright, Scotland.Sampler at Broughton House. Kirkcudbright, Scotland.
Sampler (1777) by Mary Macintosh at Manderston House. Duns, Scotland.Antique Scottish sampler (1812) with Lord's prayer at Manderston House. Duns, Scotland.Samplers at Broughton House. Kirkcudbright, Scotland.Sampler at Broughton House. Kirkcudbright, Scotland.
Needlework sampler by Jane Stevenson of Kirkintilloch listing family members at National Museum of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland.Sampler by young girl shows English red coat slaying a kilted Jacobite at Culloden at Culloden Moor Visitor Centre. Culloden Moor, Scotland.Sampler detail by young girl shows English red coat slaying a kilted Jacobite at Culloden at Culloden Moor Visitor Centre. Culloden Moor, Scotland.Sampler by Maria Monroe in children's room at Ash Lawn-Highland. Charlotttesville, VA.
Needlework sampler (1814) by Jane Stevenson of Kirkintilloch listing family members at National Museum of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland.Sampler (1746) by young girl shows English red coat slaying a kilted Jacobite at Culloden (April 16, 1746) at Culloden Moor Visitor Centre. Culloden Moor, Scotland.Sampler detail (1746) by young girl shows English red coat slaying a kilted Jacobite at Culloden (April 16, 1746) at Culloden Moor Visitor Centre. Culloden Moor, Scotland.Sampler (1814) by Maria Monroe in children's room at Ash Lawn-Highland. Charlotttesville, VA.
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