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                             #6424                                                                                                         Quaker Alphabet Sampler

8 1/2" x 18 1/2".  10 1/2 " x 20 1/2" including a modern frame.  While we don't know the name of the girl who stitched this charming alphabet sampler, we do know that she was a Quaker.   She used the very characteristically Quaker block alphabet.  She did not finish her sampler,  so it is not signed or dated, but I believe it is circa 1830.       
                  

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It is also a nice touch that three of her alphabets include the amper- sand symbol, which is a bit unusual.   Our stitcher surrounded her sampler with a simple "wave" border and included one little branch of foliage.   The touches of blue stitching were probably added at a later date.                

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The sampler is in very good condition with just a bit of thread loss.  There is one fairly large stain in the upper left that is visable in the pictures.    There are no holes although I did find a couple of broken threads in the backing fabric.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     $1235.00

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                             #6570                                                                                                         Amelia Dean Troth Sampler

15" x 10".   19 1/2 " x 14 1/2" including a modern frame.   Amelia stitched a charming and naive pictoral sampler.   There is a wonderful two story brick house with two chimneys and five multi-paned windows, and a smaller brick outbuilding with one window.   The house is set in a wooded area with several well done trees.
                  

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Sadly, there is a fair amount of thread loss in the area of the signature and date.  However, there is a hand written label on the back of the sampler which reads, "Worked by Amelia Dean Troth in the 12th year of her life 1821".   This label appears to have been cut from the back of the previous frame for the sampler.   As 1821 appears to be a very accurate circa date for this sweet sampler, I believe the label to be correct.                                                                                                                                                                      

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                                                                                          It is possible that this sampler is not, however, the complete sampler.    As the lovely border appears to continue up the sides of the sampler beyond the signature area, I think that this has been cut from a larger piece.  And, as previously mentioned there is some thread loss in the piece.   In spite of that, this is still a charming and lovely piece of needlework.                                                                                                                                        $975.00

                                                                         #6511                                                              Ann Brough Sampler
    

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15 1/2" x 16 1/2".   20 1/2" x 21 1/2 " including a lovely inlaid modern frame.  Ann was christened on January 4, 1829 in Nottingham, England. Her parents were John Brough and Esther James.   Sadly, Ann died at the tender age of eleven, just one year after she finished her beautiful sampler. 

 Her sampler is filled with wonderful motifs including florals, birds, dogs, peacocks, windmills, trees, baskets of fruit, and a beautiful eagle (or possibly a griffin).   The bottom of her lovely sampler shows a a gated estate labeled "Nottingham".    She surrounds her sampler with a strawberry border.   

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Her verse reads:                                                                 " God is our refuge and strength
a very Present Help in Trouble".
She signed her sampler with the words  " Done by Ann Brough   Aged 10 in the Year of our Lord  1839".
It is, of course, very poignant to know that she died so soon after completing her sampler. 

    

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There are several holes in Ann's sampler, although most of them are fairly small.  The largest one is in the upper right corner of the sampler.   Other holes are located under the word "Lord", the upper left corner and near the bottom left windmill.  There is also some staining mostly on the left side of the sampler.   But the silks are vibrant and the sampler has been conservation framed on acid-free ragboard.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                $2400.00

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#6383
 Miniature Sampler

11 1/4" x 8".  16 " x 12 1/2" including a modern frame.   This extremely unusual miniature sampler is very charming and quite lovely.  Although the center of the sampler is filled with a series of initials, (either that or a series of letters that do not have an obvious meaning), our stitcher did not sign her name to the piece.          

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She started her sampler with three compartment- alized alphabets across the top.   She followed that with an assortment of spot motifs including a crown, an altar, a church, and several small animals includ- ing a very unusual bird.   But, the true beauty of this sampler is in the wonderful surrounding floral border.  It surrounds the motifs as well as the cartouche in the center, giving the entire sampler a light, airy appearance.  The sampler is dated 1810 in the center of the altar.                                                                                                                                                 

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                                                                                                                                            Sadly, there are some problems to the condition of this sweet sampler.    There are several holes in the ground fabric.   The worst of these is, of course, in the center of the piece.   If you click on the enlarged pictures, the holes are visible.   But, there are no losses to the silk (other than in the center) and the colors are still vibrant.  There is no staining.  The sampler has been mounted on acid free board.                                                                                                                                       $1265.00

     #6375 - Adam & Eve Sampler
    

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11 1/2"  x15 1/2".   16" x 21 " including a vintage frame.    This wonderful sampler is an unusual version of a vanity sampler.   Our stitcher picked out her name instead of the year!  She left " 9 Years Of Age 1829", as well as the initials " LM  EM".   The initials are probably those of her parents.   Her sampler is absolutely full of wonderful motifs including a turreted castle surrounded by trees, birds, stags and urns of flowers, as well as Adam & Eve standing under the tree of life in the Garden of Eden.  There are lots of birds, florals, baskets of fruit, spotted dogs and two wonderful parrots all surrounded by a lovely carnation border.  

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There is also a        verse stitched inside of a lovely cartouche.   It reads: "Charity To The Soul                                               Is The Soul of Charity".                                         The pictoral at the bottom of the sampler is a par- ticularly lovely rendition of the Garden of Eden including florals, animals and an apple tree with a serpent twining around its trunk.  Interestingly, Adam & Eve appear to be wearing shoes!                                                                       

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There are several holes in the body of the sampler, but they are all very small.   They truly do not bother the look of the sampler unless you are looking for them.   There is one larger hole in the top left corner of the fabric, but that is outside the stitched area.   There is also a stain in the bottom left near the border.   The sampler has been mounted on acid-free board.                                                                       $1285.00

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#6227
 Felicia Clarke Sampler

12" x 12".   14" x 14" including a vintage gilt frame.    Felicia's unusual sampler is very biblical in nature.  She depicts two gentlemen on either side of her verse. These two are labeled with their names - "Moses and Aaron".  She also includes a band of cherubs soaring across the top of her sampler, florals, birds, trees and butterflies.   She surrounds her sampler with a lovely strawberry border, and signs "Felicia Clark   December 23rd   1844" at the bottom.       

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                                                                                              Her verse reads:                                                   "EXODUS  CHAP  XX                                    Thou shalt have no more Gods but me                    Before no idol bow thy knee                                  Take not the name of God in vain                           Nor dare the Sabbath day profane                         Give both thy parents honour due                             Take heed that thou no murder do                                                                                   Abstain from words and deeds unclean                                                                         Nor steal though thou are poor and mean                                                                      Nor make a willful lie nor love it                                                                                     What is thy neighbors dare not covet"                                                                                                                                                                                                               

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                                                                                    The complete verse has been hand written on the back of the frame.   The condition of Felicia's sampler is excellent.  There are no holes in the fabric, no thread losses and no stains.                                                                                                                                                      $2865.00