A silk and linen memorial sampler, 1849

HAVERHILL, MASSACHUSETTS MEMORIAL NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER, silk on linen, six alphabet and numeral rows segmented by decorative stitching above two four-row verses, lower half with an oval vignette of two

Probably English, silk on linen. Finely stitched petit point with verse, birds, fruit and flowers, dogs and cats, and a crown. "May 2nd 1849, Anne Attewell Aged 16 Years". Toning and pinpoint hole. Fr

Schoolgirl Needlework Sampler, 1847, with alphabets and various stitches over a memorial under a tree and a cross entwined with flowers, in wool or silk on linen, signed M.K. and dated 1847. Dimensio

English silk on linen sampler, dated 1839, wrought by Ann Danby, with potted thistles and butterflies, 17'' x 12 1/4''. Competitive In-House shipping is available for this lot.

Silk on linen sampler wrought by Ruth Law, , with ABC's, family names, house and trees, in Big Chicques, probably Lancaster County, PA. 17.5" x 16" ss / 20.5" x 19.5" oa

By Alice Bradburn, dated January 20th, 1818 Overall: 16-3/4"h x 18-1/2"w Provenance: Sotheby's, New York, Private Collection

Silk on linen sampler with verse, wrought by Susanna Evans 1824, with birds, flowers, animals and vine border. 21" x 18.5" ss / 24.5" x 21.25" oa

Silk on linen sampler wrought by Jane W. Roddey, done in 1832, born 1814 with ABC's. 18" x 19" oa

Wrought in several different bands of needlework ABC's and numbers, needlework displayed on another linen-like backdrop, signed Martha Maria Bainbridge, needlework measures 16 x 14'', modern frame mea

Silk on linen sampler with A,B,Cs and verse, dated 1833, wrought by Martha Sarah Drakford, 16 3/4" x 16 3/4" (overall)

Bourbon County, Kentucky House Sampler attributed to Martha "Patsy" Hook, c. 1815. Silk on linen sampler featuring a strawberry border enclosing three alphabets, a basket of flowers, and a verse surro

British, 19th century, each silk on linen sampler with verse within floral border: one signed "Alleis Calveart...1801", Adam and Eve below the Tree of Knowledge, birds, floral urns, and trees, sight 1

A clean and complete marking sampler by Elisa I Strong of Bridport, Vermont, c. 1825. Probably her first attempt at needlework, this silk on linen sampler Elisa’s name and town, 3 complete alpha

very rare 18thC MA/CT needlework family record silk on linen sampler recording the Palmer Family of West Springfield, MA & Windham, CT - marriage, births & deaths from the earliest date 1761 to the la

War of 1812 Needlework Silk on Linen Sampler Signed & Dated "Eliza R. Hilton aged 13, 1812" and Later of Historic Bartlett, NH. 1812-Dated War of 1812 Period, Identified Hand-made Needlework Sampler,

Silk and linen memorial ribbons bearing portraits of Ulysses S. Grant in various bust-length poses. Lot contains two duplicates.

Betsey Anderson age 10 schoolgirl sampler, 1824. Features alphabets hand-embroidered in various sizes, along with floral motifs and inscriptions. Silk and linen. Sampler is mounted and set behind glas

Framed Silk on Linen Sampler, with alphabet and verse, wrought by Gennet Hubbell, 11 years old, September 18, 1827, with five forms of alphabet, verse below: "behold the tears that Mary shed, her many

Suffield, Connecticut, 18th/19th C. Together with a double silhouette of Thaddeus Sikes (1775-1829) and Dianthe Rising Sikes (1777-1829), 19th C. Needlework: 14-1/4"h x 11-1/4"w Silhouette: 8-1/4"h x

Signed: Phebe Carpenter. Dated: 1832. 17 1/2in x 17 1/2in. Condition: Fading throughout.

Signed: Helen Maria Scott. Dated: 1837. 17in x 9 3/4in. Condition: A few small pulls and separations to linen background and silk threads.

Early 19th Century Silk on Linen Pictorial Sampler. Signed Laura G. Porter. (b. 1794, d. 1820). Depicts a young lady holding a cornucopias of flowers and a sickle, with painted features. In a molded f

19th century framed linen darning sampler, signed and dated at center HMS 1824. Silk embroidery on linen gauze ground with ten examples of darning panels in various different styles and patterns. Samp

A silk and linen needlework sampler dated 1803, Maria Andrews. The central field with rows of the alphabet and numbers above a verse over a manor house surrounded by birds and stars all within the vin