Sampler by Mary Florence, Philadelphia 1826	Sampler by Elizabeth Moore, Pennsylvania 1831	Bardeen Needlework Family Record, New York c.1867
	Dresden Table Mat Philadelphia c.1740	Crewel work sampler probably Philadelphia, PA 1795 One of a pair.	Crewel work sampler inscribed "B. I. 1795" . Probably Philadelphia, PA. One of a pair.
	Antique needlework sampler by Sarah Alling New Haven, CT 1836	Antique needlework sampler by Lydia Dunham Martha's Vineyard, MA 1807	Antique needlework sampler by Maria Luce Martha's Vineyard, MA 1807
	Loisa Newhall's antique sampler Lynn, MA c.1817	Mary Abbot's antique needlework sampler, Salem, MA dated 1785	Salem Massachusetts family record wrought by 11 year old Sarah Pope dated 1822.
	Antique needlework sampler by Joanna Tilden Boston, MA 1762	Hannah Kelter's antique needlework sampler, Montgomery County, PA 1835	Mary L. Stanton Pokeepsie, NY 1832
	Eliza Meserole antique needlework sampler New Jersey dated 1819	Lucy F. Wilder, aged 10, c.1800, Massachusetts
	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. STEPHEN & CAROL HUBER (860) 388-6809