Samplers are a slice of time and can tell a fantastic story. We have 3 from the same family. Daughter, Mother and Grandmother dating from the late 1700's to early 1800's. Fascinating.
I used to be an antiques dealer and once bought several trunks straight out of an attic. In one of the trunks was a sampler that was as pristine as the day it was completed. All the linens and fabric items in the trunks had been carefully packed with a deep cobalt blue color tissue paper. There was no making potential buyers believe the sampler, or many other of the items, were authentic, due to the pristine condition. It was a once in a lifetime find.
I am looking for a sampler sewn by my 2xgreat grandmother, born 1842. Her name was Mirah Hickman, and I think she was around 10/11 years of age when she made it. It was given to a charity shop in the midlands around the 1980's when the husband of her granddaughter moved house, and had nowhere for it to go. I can't afford to buy it, but would love a picture. It's 'Rebecca at the Well.' Heres hoping.
Much respect to John quality old school antiques from a quality old school dealer.
Dear John and David, What beautiful, personal items. Thanks for showing us!
Our pleasure!
I love listening to anyone who knows their craft cheers david 👍👍
Marvellous isn’t it
Never heard of this type of antique. I love to discover new areas!! Thank you David, very illustrative.
Glad you enjoyed it
The stump work is out of this world !
Samplers are a slice of time and can tell a fantastic story.
We have 3 from the same family. Daughter, Mother and Grandmother dating from the late 1700's to early 1800's.
Fascinating.
You’re so right
I used to be an antiques dealer and once bought several trunks straight out of an attic.
In one of the trunks was a sampler that was as pristine as the day it was completed. All the linens and fabric items in the trunks had been carefully packed with a deep cobalt blue color tissue paper.
There was no making potential buyers believe the sampler, or many other of the items, were authentic, due to the pristine condition. It was a once in a lifetime find.
Wonderful find
Interesting. Thanks! Knowledge is so easy to carry. 😂
I am looking for a sampler sewn by my 2xgreat grandmother, born 1842. Her name was Mirah Hickman, and I think she was around 10/11 years of age when she made it. It was given to a charity shop in the midlands around the 1980's when the husband of her granddaughter moved house, and had nowhere for it to go. I can't afford to buy it, but would love a picture. It's 'Rebecca at the Well.' Heres hoping.
Sounds like a Facebook post to me. It’s the sort of thing that people would share and you might get lucky
American girls made samplers too. Americans pay much higher prices for their own, because they're rarer.