ANTIQUE NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER- Multi-Color-Verse-Linen-WOOD FRAME w/Glass-USA! NOTE: COMES WITH MATCHING PENNY!

ANTIQUE SAMPLER framed in old wood frame and glass. Item: Variety of stitches on linen background.

A good set of motifs. See more information on the history of SAMPLERS below... Inventory: From the estate of a collector. Dimensions: Approximately: 15 x 17. Condition: Good VINTAGE Condition - commensurate with age. Frame in good condition - ready to hang. Colors are all good with no noticeable fading.

NOTES: Due to high gloss of the item some photos may have reflections. This is not a defect. POLCIY ON POLISHING (where applicable): My policy is to NOT polish the item for you. A quick search on google identifies many methods and I prefer to let you choose the one that is right for you.

As the work of sampler making moved into schools in the late 17th and early 18th centuries design styles changed. Alphabets and verses were added along with pictorial elements such as architectural motifs, landscapes, and large potted plants. Educational themes included maps, multiplication tables, perpetual calendars, and acrostic puzzles. By the 18th century, samplers were a complete contrast to the scattered samples sewn earlier on. They became wider and more square, eventually with borders on all four sides.

Samplers were mainly school exercises during the 18th and 19th centuries, and were almost entirely worked in cross stitch. Design styles were increasingly influenced by Berlin woolwork which became popular worldwide. These samplers were stitched more to demonstrate knowledge than to preserve skill. The stitching of samplers was believed to be a sign of virtue, achievement and industry, and girls were taught the art from a young age.

• Time Period Manufactured: Pre-1930
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States