Sampler
In the years before women were encouraged to learn to read and write, they were educated in the domestic arts, including needlework. Girls as young as four made samplers to demonstrate their mastery of the different stitches. Traditional designs generally consisted of stylized animals and birds, alphabets, numbers, Bible verses and various borders.
This one was made by my mother from a kit some years ago. If you can find an authentic one from the eighteenth or early nineteenth century in good condition it could be worth several thousand dollars.
For the All New Scavenger Hunt #14 - Traditional.
Sampler
In the years before women were encouraged to learn to read and write, they were educated in the domestic arts, including needlework. Girls as young as four made samplers to demonstrate their mastery of the different stitches. Traditional designs generally consisted of stylized animals and birds, alphabets, numbers, Bible verses and various borders.
This one was made by my mother from a kit some years ago. If you can find an authentic one from the eighteenth or early nineteenth century in good condition it could be worth several thousand dollars.
For the All New Scavenger Hunt #14 - Traditional.