Culture or time period: English cultures / Materials: Yarn / Function: 6.2 Toys, Children’s Utensils, Objects used in the Education of Children - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Sampler, accession number 7-3111, described as sampler; wool, plainweave; silk thread embr.; "Martha Goodson Kidlington March 7th 1833" on lower half, religious homily upper half, all in faded red embroidery; text: "Tis religion that can give sweetest pleasure"; 20.7 x 15.6 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Sampler, accession number 7-3114, described as sampler, linen ground w/silk embroidery; shepherd w/lamb and shepherdess w/dog lower right and left w/wreath w/crown above; "LMB 1833" and two angels in between; alphabet, numbers upper half; 2 red silk ribbons attached; 38 x 27.5 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Sampler, accession number 7-3106, described as Sampler; alphabet, birds, animal, crowns, etc.; varicolored yarn on natural ground; pattern book motifs; poor condition; 29.3 X 17.8 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Sampler, accession number 7-3108, described as sampler, silk embr. on plainweave linen; one large eagle, one row small confronting birds, long verses about birds; natural ground, varicolored threads; 21.5 x 41 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Sampler, accession number 7-3112, described as sampler, linen plainweave ground w/wool embroidery; alphabet, two verses ("Adorn thyself with grace..." and "during the time of life..."; dated 1756; 17 X 43 cm

Hearst Museum object titled Sampler, accession number 7-3110, described as Sampler; linen ground w/silk and wool flosses; proverbs 29, 31; alphabet @ top, proverbs in center, floral below; several tiny insects and animals; "Marion Robb" in reds in center panel; crown w/initial below to designate title; w. 26.8 x 1.42.4 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Sampler, accession number 7-3113, described as sampler; cotton ground w/silk embroidery floss in cross stitch; birds, squirrels, floral and geom. designs; white ground, varicolored designs; 51.5 X 25.5 cm. Acc. to Carole Austin (1988) "Motifs are typical of very early English samplers dating as far back as the 16th century. The ground and thread are more typical of much later works. The girl could have been copying an older piece??

Hearst Museum object titled Sampler, accession number 7-3107, described as sampler; silk embr. on linen plainweave; alphabet above, homily below signature which is "Polly Hammons Work" in white w/in green leaf design; embroidered seated woman holding open book lower right; floral heart-like repeats in border; 31.7 x 26.4 cm. *Carole Austin (1988) says that "this piece has the look of girls' school work in the U.S. - in layout as well as the pictorial aspect. Also the messy back may indicate looser stitches.

Hearst Museum object titled Sampler, accession number 7-3109, described as sampler; "tablet sampler" in silk embroidery thread on linen; Lord's Prayer, creed, other designs; "Hannah Tomlinson, Her Work Wrought April The 19 1738" at bottom above row of crowns; 22.0 X 41.3 CM.

Hearst Museum object titled Sampler, accession number 7-3115, described as Sampler; undyed linen grolund (?) w/silk embroidery; pattern book motifs, straw-berry border; "Eliza Fennel aged 11 AU 22, 1823"; flowers, trees, church; 32.5 x 43.2 cm.