Exhibit - Vermont Samplers

Sampler

1984.22.1

Linen sampler made by Elvira S. Tilden of Norwich, Vt., dated March 28, 1839. She was 12. Sampler includes 1 script alphabet in capital letters and two block letter alphabets, one upper case and one lower case, numbers 1-10, name of artist, date, and age. Lower third of sampler is landscape with house, sun and plants, surrounded by cross-stitched border in green, tan, red, brown and pink. She died Oct. 2, 1845. Quite coarse so likely home spun and woven. House stitches include: long arm cross and herringbone and regular cross. Colors are black, light rust, red, white, green, gold and blue.

Sampler

1941.26

Linen sampler with floral border, pictorial elements on the bottom, and multiple alphabets. Along the top edge is the inscription: "Executed/ Mary Gibson aged 10, 1832." The border is a variation on the strawberry vine, stitched in blue, brown, green, red, and yellow. The top alphabet is an uppercase Italianate script in green cross stitch. The second alphabet is capitalized marking stitches in green cross stitch, followed by a lowercase marking script in green cross stitches with numbers up to ten. Followed by numbers up to eight in green box stitch. The third alphabet is Germanic marking stitches in green eyelet stitches. The images on the bottom of the sampler depict a church, trees, a woman, flowers, a strawberry plant, a bouquet in a basket, and a small building in cross stitches (the woman is embroidered). It was previously mounted but removed. The red, brown, light green, and blue threads are wool. The dark green and one of the tan colors are silk.

Made by Mary Gibson in Ryegate, Vermont in 1832

Sampler

2012.47.2

1876 sampler made by Ada Mae Sargent (1867-1951) of Sheldon, VT. All rows of dark green cross-stitched letters and numbers are each divided by a row of red stitching. The first two rows is the upper-case alphabet; the next three rows are lower-case alphabet and numerals. The next four rows are cursive capital letters with the letter Z in the next row followed by the quote: "Remember thy Creator in the days of thy youth" and the last two rows: "Ada M. Sargent/ Sheldon, Vt. 1876" Sampler is worked on cross stitch or needlepoint canvas and at a much later date, the edges were folded under and stitched to a muslin-covered backing and framed in a wooden frame.

Sampler

1979.1

Alphabet sampler on plain-woven linen. The sampler has three alphabets: marking capitals (in brown), script capitals (in brown), and marking lower-case letter (in light blue). The alphabets are followed by the numbers 1-10 in light blue. Each line is separated by an orange border. The bottom center of the sampler is marked, "Almira Torrey" in light blue and "Corinth" in light pink. There is a decorative blue border above the name, and an orange zig-zag border along the bottom. The whole is stitched in cross stitches.

Made by Almira Torrey in Corinth, Vermont

Sampler

1992.35.3

Alphabet sampler on loosely woven linen. The sampler consists of three complete alphabets (fancy capitals, marking capitals, and marking lower-case letters) and the numbers 1-10 followed by the inscription, "Julia P. Dewey Berlin Aged 9 Years August" and the verse, "Juses permit they gracious name to stand/ As the ^first cross of an infants hand as move/ And while her fingers oer this canv/ Engage her tender heart to see thy love/ With they dear children let her share aPart/ And write they name thyself upon her heart". Beneath the inscriptions is the large word, "BEAUTY" stitched in eyelet stitches with a decorative vine beneath. There is a faux Chinese symbol in the lower right corner in black.

Made by Julia P. Dewey of Berlin, Vermont

Sampler

1980.10.1

Rectangular sampler made with silk yarn on a plain-woven linen ground. from the top, the sampler consists of a script alphabet (capitals) in pink and blue, a marking alphabet (capitals) in blue, a marking alphabet (lowercase) in white, the numbers 1-10 in white, and the inscription, "Eliza Barnett of Goffstown in the 8 year of her Age/Happy the child whose green unpractis'd years/The guiding hand of parent fondnefs rears/To rich instructions ample field removes/Prunes every fault and every worth improves/This needle work of mine can tell/When a child is learned wee/By my parents I was taught/Not to spend my time for naught./Eliza Barnett of Topsham July The 13 AD 1812". Each line is separated by a simple border line.

Made by Eliza Barnett of Goffstown, NH and Topsham, VT in 1812.

Sampler

1980.10.2

Small sampler of silk on linen. From the top, the sampler consists of a marking alphabet (capitals) in blue and pink, a marking alphabet (lowercase) in brown and white, number 1-8 in brown and white, a script alphabet (capitals) in brown and pink, individual letter alternates in brown and white, and the words "Elizabeth G. Bayley born Feb. 11 1817, aged fourteen" in white and blue. Each line of letters is separated by a simple border. All stitches are cross stitches over two yarns.

Made by Elizabeth Bayley of Newbury, VT

Sampler

1952.33

Small alphabet sampler on plain-woven linen. The alphabets are stitched in a marching style in grey, light brown, dark brown, and blue thread. The first alphabet consists entirely of decorative capital alternates; the second alphabet is standard capitals; the third alphabet is lower case letters. The alphabets are followed by an ampersand, three periods, the numerals 1-9 and 0, and the inscription, "I patty W / Huntington / patty / MKT".

Made by Martha (Patty) Huntington of Sharon, Vermont

Sampler

2005.15

Square sampler of blue and white silk on a plain-woven linen ground. The sampler consists of multiple alphabets (capital marking, script, numbers 1-11, marking alternates, and lowercase marking) follows by the inscription, "Achsah Foster/Made in school A.D. 1814 by Roxcinda Richardson/in the 9th year of her age."

The bottom portion of the sampler is pictorial with a single scene showing a four-bay house, several trees, some birds' nests or bird baths on stands, and a man in a top hat and tailcoat walking up a hill.

Made by Roxcinda Richardson of Orange, VT in 1814

Sampler

2000.9

Linen sampler made by "Mary P.S. Jarvis- Aged 10- A.D. 1820 Vt."
Reads: top two lines are a cross stitch upper case alphabet; next two lines are lower case alphabet and numerals 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 all in cross stitch. Next three lines are cursive, upper case alphabet in cross stitch. Then "Mary P.S. Jarvis. / Aged 10, A.D. 1820. Vt." Finally: A virtuous conduct leaves behind, A lasting pleasure in the mind, / Which by remembrance can assuage. / Grief Sickness Poverty and age/ And strongly shoot a radiant dart / To shine through life's (? ) part., Let us suppose the virtuous mind a rose, Which nature plants and education blows"
Decorative stitching between most lines.
Stitches include herringbone and cross stitch. Some stitching done with single thread and some with double.

Sampler

1959.21.2

Linen sampler embroidered with 2-ply silk thread. The design consists of a floral border surrounding three alphabets, a maker inscription, a verse, and floral elements. The outer border consists of a continuous, curvilinear vine in stem stitch with alternating pink and white flowers (satin stitch) and green leaves (satin stitch). The center is surrounded by a narrow border of flame stitches in white.

The uppermost alphabet contains all capital letters and numbers up to 7 in a fancy script. The letters are cross stitched in black thread, much of which is disintegrated. A narrow green border of cross stitches separates the uppermost and second alphabets. The to subsequent alphabets are marking letters done in cross stitches. The first is in capital letters and the second is lower case; they are separated by a narrow border of black thread, and a green and pink strawberry border sits below.

Across the center in green thread is the inscription, "Sarah Bayley Cobb Aged 12 years. Wrought under/the care of Mifs Lucinda Washburn. Hardwick, July 1821," followed by a border of queen stitches in pink thread. Beneath the border is the verse, "Oh that forever may be mine/ Those joys that humanise the heart/That wake at pity's plaintive shrine/And sympathy's soft tear impart."

Across the bottom are three floral elements: a large bouquet in a basket flanked by two swags. The basket is cross stitched while the swags are both filled with stem stitches.

The 9-yarn-wide hem is accented by a hem stitch all the way around.

Made by Sarah Bayley Cobb in Hardwick, Vermont.

Sampler

1996.49.12

Sampler, horizontal in design; some decorative stitching, several upper and lower case alphas, numerals. 5th row from top: "__ H E R SAMPLER MADE IN THE Y / EAR 1802." From Tyler family- belonged to "Gram Fuller." (from donor's notes)

BE T SE YPERSO / N

Possibly made by Betsey Person Smith of Windham, Vermont.

Sampler

1972.28.13

Sampler on linen with three alphabets, the word "MODESTY", a poem, and several pictorial elements. At the top are two marking alphabets in black, pink, and blue, first capitals then lower case. The next alphabet in script capitals in pink and green. The next alphabet is stitched entirely with eyelet stitches in blue, pink, and black. Beneath the alphabet, the word "MODESTY" stretches across the entire piece, stitched in eyelets and with the Y and T inserted vertically on the end. Beneath the word is a simple border of a vine and flower buds. In the bottom section is the inscription, "A damask cheek and ivory arm/Shall ne'er my wishes win/Give me an animated form/That speaks a mind within/Sally Partridge's Sampler". Pictorial elements in the bottom section include five people, animals, several different patterns of flowers in vases, and flowering trees.

Made by Sarah Partridge in Braintree, VT, ca. 1830.

Sampler

2013.32.3

Counted cross stitch sampler. Linen fabric with floss embroidery. A gray ship is at the top. Beneath the ship, in blue, are the words "A Ships a Breath of Romance That Carries us Miles Away." Below the quote is a stitched rectangle with black initials "J.W.E.". Below the initials is an upper case alphabet stitched in black. The sampler is 'framed' by cross stitched vines (brown), leaves (green), and four pink roses (one in each corner). The back has been "hemmed" with mailing stickers/labels. The sampler came in a black wooden frame with glass.

Sampler

1957.25.39

Two alphabet samplers stitched together. The first sample has a capital alphabet in fancy script follow by the numbers 1-6 then the inscription, "Nancy Niles Sampler Aged 9 years W. Fairlee Sept 6 1823 1234 Broad is the road that leads to death and thou sands walk together there". Along the bottom are several variations of the suite of clubs. The second sampler has two alphabets--capital marking stitches and lower-case marking stitches--followed by the inscription, "Nancy 4s Niles 1823". Both samplers are stitched in light blue, dark blue, and brown threads.

Sampler

1957.25.40a

Small rectangular sampler with brown and green embroidery. The sampler has two marking alphabets, the first in cross stitches and the second in eyelet stitches. Between the two alphabets is the inscription, "IRENE RICE| ABR|IR.SR.CR|WOODSTOCK OCTOBER 18011".

Made by Irene Rice in Woodstock, Vermont.

Sampler

2014.46

"Marion B. Sinclair's Sampler Wrought in the 11th year of her age, Hardwick, Vt.
June 23, 1835 Mrs. Atkins Instructress"

Sampler

1994.23.2

Text on linen (might be homespun) sampler begins at the top with a cursive, upper case alphabet in cream followed by the numbers 1-10. A red, white and blue border followed by an upper case, blue block alphabet. Another red, white and blue border (diamond) followed by a pale blue, lower case alphabet and a wave-like pale blue border. At the bottom "Wrought by/Betsey R Guild/in the 10th Year of her Age/Rockingham July 29th 1819xxxxxxxxx" The perimeter includes three borders. On the outside is a cream triangle design, center has a brown and blue vine and floral, inside a pale blue zig-zag.

Sampler

1967.100.21

Handwoven linen, rather coarse in texture. Block alphabet at top, script next, smaller block and lastly lower case. Numbers 1-20 follow on the 7th line. The last 2+ lines read: "Olive Freeman Was Born in W/ aterford Vermont May 24 1823/ Age 15." A border of squares on end surround it with a row of running stitch 5/16" from border. About 5" of blank space at the bottom, 3.5" at the far left. The lines between the rows are cross stitch variations.

Sampler

1957.25.40b

Rectangular sampler with three alphabets stitched in blue, brown, white, pink, red, and black cross stitches. Each alphabet has letter alternates worked in, rather than placed at the end. The first alphabet is capital marking letters with alternates for A, C, D, G, K, M (2), N (2), S (2), T, U, and W (2). The second alphabet is lowercase marking letters with alternates for g, o, r, t, v, w, y, followed by two ampersands, the numbers 1-9, and the name "Calista Rice." The third alphabet is script letters with alternates for nearly every letter, some not placed in order, and no H. Extra alternates for A, D, K, L are placed at the end. Last is the inscription, "Calista Rice Exampler Woodstock Sep. 18th 1820."

Made by Calista Rice in Woodstock, Vermont

Sampler

2002.9

Family record sampler. The sampler has a variation of a strawberry border, with the strawberries alternating with butterflies. The interior of the sampler is stitched the inscription:
Famiy. Record.
Chauncy. Rockwell. Walker. was
born at Sudbury Vermont February 3d
1799 and moved to Benson Vermont
April 21 1817. Jane. S. Cooley. was
born at Granville Massachusetts.
April 8th.1809 and moved to Benson
Vermont March 25, 1810.
Married at Benson Dec 16 1827.
by the Rev Dan Kent Cauncy.
R. Walker. to Jane. S. Cooley.
An Infant Son died at Benson
Sept 23,1828. Ellen C Walker. was
born at Benson Oct 13.1829.
Emmaretta M Walker. was born
at Benson March 11.1832. Mila S
Walker, was born at Benson June
7.1834. Rockwell W. Walker. was
born at Benson June 2.1837. and
died Sept 6.1838 aged 15 months and
4 days. Rockwell P Walker. was
born at Benson December 23.1839.
An Infant Son died at Benson
May 23.1843. Ethelinda Aura. A.
Walker. was born at Benson Oct
11.1822. Lauretta A. Walker. was
born at Benson May 30.1848.
C.R.Walker died at B. Feb 15
1850. aged 51 years. 1857.
Mila S. Hughes died at Mo Oct. 30
aged 23.years. E.M.Walker.died
at Benson Vt. July 14.1860.aged 28
E.C.W. Benedict died at Gansewoort
NY. Oct 20.1861 aged 32 year.s.
Wrought by E.C.Walker in 1851.

Made by E. C. Walker of Benson, Vermont

Sampler

2012.7.1

1833 sampler made by Lucretia Whittle from Danville, VT. The top line has a cursive alphabet, upper case letters. Second line has the block alphabet in upper case letters. The third section is blank with evidence of many threads still on the back. Below that it reads: "Executed by Lucretia J (T?) Whittle of Danville / Vt. in the 13th year of her age Sept. 1833. / Jesus permit thy sacred name to stand / At the increasing effort of a youthful hand / And while her fingers o're this canvas move / Encase her tender heart to seek thy love."

Sampler

2012.13

Small, rectangular sampler of silk on linen. The sampler consists of an alphabet (capital marking letters), the numbers 1-9, the inscription "OLIVE LAUGHTONS", another alphabet (lowercase marking letters), capital alternates, and the inscription, "Made by Olive Laughton Sampler in the Eleven year".

Made by Olive Laughton of Norwich, Vermont, in 1797