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Stephen & Carol Huber: 17th - 19th Century Needlework


house sampler - Huber

Phebe Ann House sampler
Lancaster County, PA dated 1825
Inscribed: To be good is to be happy.

rachel & jacob sampler - Huber

Rachel & Jacob
needlework picture sampler
Philadelphia, PA 1772

Sampler by Fanny Robinson from Huber

Sampler by Fanny Robinson
New England dated 1830


Newbury sampler
Antique sampler by Betsy Sawyer
Newbury, MA dated 1798

sampler Salem, MA - Huber
Mary Southward
Salem, MA sampler dated 1807

Dresden work sampler - Huber
Sarah Marriott
Philadelphia, PA 1762
antique Dresden needlework sampler


 

sampler from NJ - Huber
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Martha O. Adcock
Pitts Grove, Salem, NJ dated 1833

Sampler by Blodget from Huber

Family record sampler by Blodget of New Hampshire


Sampler Portland, ME
Antique sampler by Sarah Jordan
Portland, ME c.1810

sampler to George Washington - Huber

Ann Bell
Wheeling, WV area dated 1828
honoring George Washington

antique sampler by S S Hayward from Huber
Antique needlework sampler by S. S. Hayward aged 8
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Vermont sampler
Sampler by Mary Ann Ball
Temple, VT dated 1823

sampler by Goulding
Goulding Family Record Sampler
Elizabeth Goulding
Worchester, MA 1820
 

Chester County, PA sampler
Sampler by Ann Y. Pennock
Chester County, PA dated 1835


 

Portmouth, NH sampler
Sampler by Susan Mellen
Portmouth, NH 1809
 


Jannet McCubben
Scottish Sampler 1834


 Ann Greely sampler Portland, ME 1818 from Huber
Ann Greely antique needlework family record sampler, Portland, Maine dated 1818

Antique sampler by Talcott from Huber

Celia Talcott
Wethersfield, Connecticut circa 1818
antique needle sampler

sampler by Mary Rogers from Huber

Sampler by Mary Rogers 1798


Towle needlework sampler Epping, New Hampshire circa 1828 from Huber
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Towle needlework sampler Epping, New Hampshire circa 1828

 
Margaret P. Cropper antique sampler family register Worcester County, Maryland circa 1812.

Fanny Keever Hummelstown, PA antique sampler from Huber 
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Fanny Keever sampler Hummelstown, PA


Charlotte Howard antique needlework sampler from Stephen & Carol Huber

Charlotte Howard antique needlework sampler, c. 1790, Westfield, Massachusetts
  



Mary Pinckny antique needlework sampler Boston, Massachusetts dated 1742

Hannah Dolbeare antique sampler dated 1762 from Huber

Hannah Dolbeare
antique needlework sampler, Boston, Massachusetts dated 1762


Abigil Rich antique needlework sammple

Abigil Rich antique needlework sampler, Ware, Massachusetts dated 1829

Sampler by Lydia Hall White Dove School, Deerfield, MA  from Huber

Lydia Hall antique needlework sampler, Deerfield, MA 1829

sampler

Anna Maria Titus antique needlework sampler dated 1823, New York, New York


Mary Mann antique needlework sampler from Stephen & Carol Huber

Mary Mann antique needlework sampler Mendon, Massachusetts

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Mary L. Stanton antique needlework sampler, Pokeepsie, NY dated 1832

Antique sampler by Mary Brown dated 1817 from Huber

Antique needlework sampler by Mary Brown dated 1817


 

Margaret Anderson's antique  family regester sampler, New Hamphire dated 1818 from Stephen & Carol Huber

Margaret Anderson family register antique needlework sampler, Windham, New Hampshire dated 1818

Antique  American  stitched needlework sampler, embroideriy, needlework picture, stumpwork, or canvaswork by H Kelter

Hannah Kelter's antique needlework sampler, Montgomery County, PA 1835



Jersey sampler dated 1819 by Eliza Meserole from Stephen & Carol Huber

Eliza Meserole antique needlework sampler, New Jersey dated 1819

Euphemia Gray sampler Pennsylvania (probably) dated 1840.from Huber

Euphemia Gray antique needlework sampler, Pennsylvania (probably) dated 1840



Pennsylvania antique needlework sampler by Sarah Evans dated 1824


Antique sampler by Charlott White from Huber

Antique needlework sampler by Charlott White dated 1826, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

ELIZABETH NORRIS  antique sampler from Huber
Elizabeth Norris antique needlework sampler Olney House c.1820


dresden sampler
Dresden Table Mat antique crewel work Philadelphia c.1740


Waltham, MA sampler 

Mary H. Parker
Waltham, MA 1838
Antique needlework sampler

Pope antique sampler family record

Salem, Massachusetts antique needlework family record sampler wrought by 11 year old Sarah Pope dated 1822.

Delaware Valley antique needlework sampler by Anne M. Dowell, c.1810 from Huber

Delaware Valley antique needlework sampler by Anne M. Dowell, c.1810
 


darning sampler from Huber #101

Anonymous darning sampler c.1810
#101

darning sampler c.1810 from Huber #102

Anonymous darning c.1810
#102

darning sampler from Huber #103

Anonymous darning sampler c.1810
#103


darning sampler from Huber #104

Darning sampler initialed E S 1802
#104

darning sampler from Huber #105

Darning sampler by Ann Maria Makin dated 1805
#105

darning sampler from Huber #106

Darning sampler enitialed M C and E W dated 1818
#106


darning sampler from Huber #107
Darning sampler by Naomi Sheldrack dated November 5, 1811
#107

darning sampler from Huber #108

Darning sampler by Mary Ann Tailman aged 12 dated 1820
#108

darning sampler from Huber #109

Unreadable name darning sampler with spot flowers motifs dated 1801
#109

 

darning sampler from Huber #110

Darning sampler by Charlotte Willses dated 1817
#110

darning sampler from Huber #111

Darning sampler by Mary Woolston dated July 2, 1810
#111

 


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sampler from NY - Huber
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Jans Mabbett sampler
Rensselaerville, NY dated 1830

Antique sampler by Stull from Huber
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Jane Stull antique needlework sampler, Hunterdon County, NJ dated 1838

Julian Clark antique needlework sampler c. 1815 from Huber

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Julian Clark antique needlework sampler c. 1815


Dorcas Haight, View of Westtown School 1805 sampler from Huber
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Dorcas Haight, View of Westtown School 1805 needlework sampler

Louiza Sewall 1836 antique needlework sampler Philadelphia from Huber

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Louiza Sewall 1836 antique needlework sampler Philadelphia

Mary Dixwell antique needlework sampler Boston, Massachusetts dated 1760 from Huber 
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Mary Dixwell antique needlework sampler Boston, Massachusetts dated 1760


PHEBE SPENCER sampler Newport, RI 1763 from Huber
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Phebe Spencer's sampler
Newport, RI 1763
  

Ohio sampler
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Sampler by Hannah Vail
Belmont County, Ohio c.1830
 

Sampler Burlington, County, NJ
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Sampler by Lydia Evans
Burlington County, NJ dated 1830


 


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Lydia Lippincott antique needlework sampler, Burlington, County, NJ dated 1832
 

 Sampler Easton, PA stitched at Mary Ralston's School circa 1830 from Huber
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Antique needlework sampler Easton, PA stitched at Mary Ralston's School circa 1830

antique sampler needlework by Mary Florence
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Mary Florence antique needlework sampler, Philadelphia 1826

 
 

Antique sampler by Ennman from Huber
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Mary Emman antique needlework sampler dated 1836, Redington, New Jersey

Antique sampler by Nancy Owen Marsh from Huber
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Antique needlework sampler by Nancy Owen Marsh, New England
c. 1785

Elizabeth Rosewall sampler, St. Ives, England 1790 from Huber
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Elizabeth Rosewall antique needlework sampler, St. Ives, England 1790

 
 

 Lydia Richardson antique needlework sampler dated 1799 from Stephen & Carol Huber
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Lydia Richardson antique needlework sampler Salem, MA dated 1799
 


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Delaware River Valley Emblem of Love antique needlework sampler C. 1800


Sarah Alling antique needlework sampler
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Antique needlework sampler by Sarah Alling
New Haven, CT 1836

 
 

Mary Mary Langdon, antique sampler Massachusetts, dated 1765 from Huber
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Mary Langdon, antique needlework sampler Massachusetts, dated 1765

Nancy Lock antique sampler from Huber
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Nancy Lock's antique needlework sampler,
Lexington, MA 1806

Sampler by Lucinda Huse from Huber
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Sampler by Lucinda Huse

 

 
 

Eunice Ladd Sanbornton, Belknap, NH, 
c. 1825 antique needlework sampler from Hube
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Eunice Ladd Sanbornton, Belknap, NH, c. 1825 antique needlework sampler

MARY ALEXANDER antique needlework sampler from Huber
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Mary Alexander,s sampler
Newbury, Massachusetts 1788

Martha Little antique sampler New England 1824 from Huber
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Martha Ann Little
America 1824 (probably MA or RI)

 
 

crewel work sampler  picture
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Crewel work sampler
inscribed
"B. I. 1795" .
Probably Philadelphia, PA. One of a pair.
 

 
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Crewel work sampler probably Philadelphia, PA 1795
One of a pair.

 
 
 


Sampler or Antique Sampler:
Usually these terms refer to early needlework accomplishments stitched, or wrought by young students in schools with silk thread on a linen background. They can run the gamut in quality, complexity, and price. The first attempt at making a sampler by a young girl, or far less frequently a young boy, was usually a very simple sampler with only alphabets, numbers, name, date, and sometimes a small amount of decorative stitching. These are commonly referred to as marking samplers. As the students became more capable, the complexity of the sampler usually increased accordingly. At the very top are some masterpieces sporting a wide variety of difficult stitches and subtle color changes intricately and graphically executed to create a needlework sampler that was framed, proudly displayed and cherished. Now those same samplers are highly sought after and cherished by knowledgeable antique needlework collectors.