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A Selection of our 17th, 18th & 19th Century Samplers.

Mary Smith Her Work Aged 14 years. 1842. Sampler worked in coloured silks on a cream wool ground. A traditional undulating leaf and berry border forms the surround. Amongst the various sampler motifs of fruit, birds, insects etc is a larger tableau depicting Adam and Eve placed either side of the Tree of Life with the serpent entwined around the trunk. Contained in the original broad rosewood frame Framed Size: 51 x 40cm	Seaton Sluice ( Northumberland ) Finished April 8th 1824 Worked in fine wool on unbleached linen. This attractive sampler is embroidered with a large three masted sailing ship with a long verse reflecting on the dangers of life at sea. The year in which this sampler was completed is significant as the National Institution for the Prevention of Life from Shipwreck, was founded March 4 1824. At this time this part of the Northumberland coastline had more shipwrecks than any other place. Contained in a period maple frame. Framed size: 53 x 64cm (21 x 25in)
Charlotte Christian. 1823. Precise and symmetrically worked sampler in coloured silks on fine cream wool background. Framed size: 58 x 59 cm.	Lucy Collins. 1845. The unusual verse on this sampler is titled 'Inscription on a Sundial..' It has been worked on a fine cream wool ground with bright crewel wool thread. Framed size: 45 x 52 cm.
Eliza Jane Simpson. Aged 12. 1841 A large and soporific tiger dominates this sampler staring solemnly out of the canvas with black bead eyes. Above this the top cartouche depicts one of the most popular pets of 19th century England, a King Charles spaniel. One of a pair. Framed size: 66 x 66 cm.	Maria Berry. Early 19th century. Worked entirely in crinkled floss silk this dramatic sampler depicts Adam and Eve either side of the Tree of Life and within a saw cut border. The naive imagery gives a total charm to this unusual sampler. Contained within a superb burl maple border Framed Size: 58 x 46 cm (22 x 18 in)
Louisa C. Golding. 1812. Fine silk embroidered family register sampler with details of the births and deaths of the Chapman Golding family. Click on image for enlarged view and provenance. Framed size: 53 x 43 cm.	Needlelace Sampler. An exceptional mid 16th Century Italian needlelace sampler worked with horizontal bands of cutwork and reticella with stylized flower heads and geometric motifs. Each corner finished with hand knotted tassels. Framed size: 67 x 38 cm.