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Sampler, 1816
Made by Ann Hopkins
Monmouth County, New Jersey
Silk and linen
The birds on this sampler are doves. In some religions, doves are seen as spiritual messengers and represent peace and goodwill. The long verse about life, death, sorrow and healing is enhanced by the presence of these birds. The doves fly with two angels, reinforcing the centrality of religious motifs to schoolgirl needlework samplers.
Museum Purchase
CH1987.3
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me right half, unknown tatters left half
cover of another sampler book but that one is for embroidery
tutorial on how to make book up i forgot about this and found it today so i posted the old thing
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algerian eye stitch
close up
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Rozel Point, Utah
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I am most pleased to have a small section in the cabinet of curiosities at the Exploratorium's Tinkering Studio. There on display are various bits and pieces of my 2003 VLCKR (very low coast KAP rig) cradle designed during a sabbatical spent as Artist-in-Residence at the museum. To complement the cradle artifacts I assembled a set of images to run on an iPad in the display as a continuous slide show.
Here they are. Many predate my Flickr days while others appear elsewhere in my Flickr photostream.
I had so much fun making this sampler! And I love seeing it in the hallway as I walk out of my bedroom every morning.
This is a sampler worked by Mary Ann Tidye in 1813, aged 11 years. It is worked in fine silk thread and the work is of high quality. It reads
An Address to God
O Power - Supreme! To Thee My Thoughts I Turn,
Thou Only Comfort, When We Truly Mourn,
The Orphan's Parent, & The Widow's Friend,
To Thee, My Trembling Knees I Humbly Bend,
O Arm My Soul, The Stroke Of Fate To Bear,
And Check Th' Impetuous Torrent Of Despair,
Teach Me Submission To Thy Awful Doom,
To See Thy Mercies Thro' Misfortune Gloom.
Still With Thy Sacred Truth My Mind Inform,
To Guide My Steps Thro' Life'S Uncertain Storm,
For Thou Who Dost In Nought But Good Delight,
Hast Order'd All, And Therefore All Is Right
SH.1976.36
Samplers were first made in the 1400s or 1500s as a way of remembering different types of stitches or patterns. Over time they evolved into pieces of work made by young girls, proving their knowledge and patience.
The Herbert has over 60 samplers in its collection. With volunteers from NADFAS we have recently completed a project to improve their storage and to make them more accessible. You can see some of the samplers on display at the Herbert in the History Gallery, Connected and in What's in Store.
Beer sampler at Stadium Brewing, Aliso Viejo, CA
The blueberry ale is pretty good for a fruit beer. The Hefeweizen uses Bavarian yeast, which is a nice change from the usual wheat ales. Other than that, everything was okay - not bad, but nothing great.
This is a sampler worked by Martha A Barnes, aged 12 about 1870. This very bright sampler with wool on a linen background. The bright colours indicate that it made after the discovery of sythetic dyes, which allowed cheap production of strong colours such as purple and blue. We do not know where Ranton School is, although there is a village called Ranton School in Staffordshire. If you know anything about A Ranton School which would have been open to girls around 1870 the Herbert would be interested to hear from you.
You can see another one of Martha's samplers here.
SH.1960.87.2
Samplers were first made in the 1400s or 1500s as a way of remembering different types of stitches or patterns. Over time they evolved into pieces of work made by young girls, proving their knowledge and patience.
The Herbert has over 60 samplers in its collection. With volunteers from NADFAS we have recently completed a project to improve their storage and to make them more accessible. You can see some of the samplers on display at the Herbert in the History Gallery, Connected and in What's in Store.
From my Sampler 1 collection, a scan of my Ditsy Green Vine. I'm in the process of combining it with another fabric to make little flower appliques and bookmarks!
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I forgot to mention that I put a sleeve on this quilt. I'm giving it as a gift, and while I will tell my mother she can snuggle up with it, I'm pretty sure she'll want to hang it. I thought I might as well make it easy for her. I wish I'd thought of the sleeve while I was working on the back, but I didn't think of it till the binding stage. Hence, the sleeve tucked into the binding.
Gotta love the Lomo Action Sampler.
I took this image as part of the 50$ camera project ran at Epic Edits.
Read my review of the Lomo Action Sampler Here.
Little House Needleworks Summer Splendor pattern. Gorgeous enough for year-round display, not just summer!
This is a sampler worked by Emma Thornett, aged 11. It was completed on 9th August 1855. We have a sampler by Mary Thornett, who is probably Emma's sister.
SH.1971.12.3
Samplers were first made in the 1400s or 1500s as a way of remembering different types of stitches or patterns. Over time they evolved into pieces of work made by young girls, proving their knowledge and patience.
The Herbert has over 60 samplers in its collection. With volunteers from NADFAS we have recently completed a project to improve their storage and to make them more accessible. You can see some of the samplers on display at the Herbert in the History Gallery, Connected and in What's in Store.
I recently did an essay about blackwork embroidery and this was one of my accompanying samples. It was supposed of kind of show how the oxidation of the black dye rots away the threads. Something like that anyway.
2009-10 mystery sampler at local quilt shop. This quilt will contain fourteen 12" blocks, plus a larger medallion design in center. All blocks and medallion will be set on point.
Vogart colonial sampler stamped on pure linen. Listed in S.S. Kresge Co. advertising pamphlet promoting its Vogart Needlecraft Novelties line for the spring and summer of 1935. States that Vogart NY is a N.R.A [National Recovery Act] member No. 31-29. Instructions suggest the use of six strand cotton floss for embroidering the crosstitch pattern.
This is a sampler worked by Elizabeth Newsome in about 1809. Elizabeth later became Mrs Lomas and was the sister of Samuel Newsome, Mayor of Coventry in 1853. We have three of Elizabeth's samplers in the Herbert's collection, you can see the others here and here.
SH.1949.17.2
Samplers were first made in the 1400s or 1500s as a way of remembering different types of stitches or patterns. Over time they evolved into pieces of work made by young girls, proving their knowledge and patience.
The Herbert has over 60 samplers in its collection. With volunteers from NADFAS we have recently completed a project to improve their storage and to make them more accessible. You can see some of the samplers on display at the Herbert in the History Gallery, Connected and in What's in Store.
I finally got started on the Woodland Sampler by The Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery. :)
I am stitching this on 32-count Vintage Pearled Barley by Lakeside Linens, with Comso floss.
This is a sampler worked by Jemima Shakespear in 1804. It charts the births and deaths of her brothers and sisters, possible at Coventry Workhouse. Jemima's parents were married in 1773 and over the next 25 years had 18 children, 7 of whom were still alive in 1804.
This sampler demonstrates the all too common tragedy of infant mortality and is made more poignant that some of the names - David, Hannah, Mary and Martha - have been used for more than one child.
You can see a similar sampler here.
Jemima was the 14th child to be born (in 1791) but at that time only had 4 surviving brothers and sisters. It is not surprising then when, at 14, Jemima came to work a sampler she chose to record her family history rather than a religious or moral verse.
This sampler is currently on display in the Hazards of Life section of our History Gallery.
SH.A.410
Samplers were first made in the 1400s or 1500s as a way of remembering different types of stitches or patterns. Over time they evolved into pieces of work made by young girls, proving their knowledge and patience.
The Herbert has over 60 samplers in its collection. With volunteers from NADFAS we have recently completed a project to improve their storage and to make them more accessible. You can see some of the samplers on display at the Herbert in the History Gallery, Connected and in What's in Store.
Just a little something from the kitchen, featuring oka cheese (I believe), aged gouda, chef's truffled-style pecorino (sheep and cow milk), grapes, fig, Saskatoonberry coulis, and organic honey tower. It was paired with slices of DW's raisin walnut bread and pain de Campagne.
Unlike the shaved sampling, I was really able to appreciate the silky texture and musty truffle scent imparted into the the semi-firm, salty, paper-thin slices of Chef Thuet's home made pecorino. It was my favourite item on the plate beside the delicious crisp, clean honey gelée, whose floral aromas reminded me very much of elderflower.
This is a sampler worked by by Harriett Line aged 12. The '88' after Harriett's aged probably refers to the year 1888. This would fit with the colour and style of the piece - the bright colours were possible after the discovery of synthetic dyes in 1856.
The text reads
Remember me when this you see
and do my failings all forgive
Twine a fair wreath around my name
and let it on they memory live.
SH.1961.85.2
Samplers were first made in the 1400s or 1500s as a way of remembering different types of stitches or patterns. Over time they evolved into pieces of work made by young girls, proving their knowledge and patience.
The Herbert has over 60 samplers in its collection. With volunteers from NADFAS we have recently completed a project to improve their storage and to make them more accessible. You can see some of the samplers on display at the Herbert in the History Gallery, Connected and in What's in Store.