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Samplers in the Town of Carlisle's collection
- Sampler
- 1896.1.1
- Nancy Richardson Green's Sampler
- Style: Alphabet Band.
Type of Stitches: cross, satin, long and short.
Verse: None.
Inscription: "Nancy Richardson Green AE 10 years".
Border: Satin stitched saw tooth of alternating pink and blue.
Other: Cursive and blocked capita... View Full Record
- Sampler
- 1896.1.2
- Hannah Lane Chandler Green's Sampler
- Style: Alphabet Band.
Type of Stitches: cross, Algerian eyelets, satin, herringbone.
Verse: "Hannah Lane Chandler Green
is my name Born Decembe
r 15th 1806
10 years 123456789 Carlisle"
Border: Sat... View Full Record
- Sampler
- 2020.9.1
- Sarah A Hodgman's Sampler
- Style: Alphabet and verse.
Type of Stitches: Cross, Algerian eyelets, satin, stem.
Verse: "How rapid time glides away Our being how transient and brief Tis hard a moment we stay Before we decay as a leaf.".
Inscription: "Wrought by Sara... View Full Record
- Sampler
- 2020.10.1
- Maria Forbush's Sampler
- Style: Sampler/Family Register
Medium: Silk on linen - pink, blue, white, green, brown, and yellow
Type of Stitches: Satin, cross stem, hem stitch.
Verse: "Jesus permit these precious names to stand,
As the first efforts of an in... View Full Record
- Sampler
- 2020.11.1
- Louisa Mansfield's Sampler
- Style: Alphabet band and floral Design
Medium: Silk on linen
Type of Stitches: Cross, satin, long, and short
Verse: In my Path through this veil of tears
Let wisdom measure out my years
May my example useful be
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- Sampler
- 2020.12.1
- Hannah Lane's Sampler
- Style: Alphabet band
Medium: Silk on linen
Type of stitches: Cross, long arm cross, goblin, hemstitch
Verse: Hannah Lane is my name 10
Year old I wrot the same 1786
Inscription: See Verse
Border: Hemstitched
Other: Unusual divid... View Full Record
- Sampler
- 2020.13.1
- Polly Barrett's Sampler
- Style: Alphabet band
Medium: Silk on linen
Type of Stitches: Cross, Algerian eyelets, satin, herringbone
Inscription: Polly Barrett Born Sept.
Border: Satin stitched diamond
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- Sampler
- 2020.14.1
- Mary E. Monroe's Sampler
- Style: Sampler, Family Register
Medium: Silk on linen
Type of Stitches: Satin, long and short, cross, French knots, bullion, lazy daisy, stem
Verse: Births and deaths of family members
Border: A scroll-like border of cross stitch with vines of f... View Full Record