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Navajo Deep Red Double Eye Dazzler Pillow Sampler
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Navajo Deep Red Double Eye Dazzler Pillow Sampler. This pillow was made from a larger double eye
Category

Early 20th Century American Adirondack Antique Samplers

Materials

Wool

English Framed Needlework Sampler by Jane Hodgson, 1822
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Needlework sampler of silk floss on linen in green, brown, and white on a natural linen ground. The
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1820s English Folk Art Antique Samplers

Materials

Linen, Silk

Gilt Framed Silk Sampler of Woman Child Picking Flowers
Located in Atlanta, GA
Gilt framed 19th century silk sampler of woman & child picking flowers.
Category

19th Century Antique Samplers

Materials

Silk, Thread

Early 19thC. American Sampler By "Mary Nelson" Circa 1837
Located in Incline Village, NV
Nice original American sampler wrought by "Mary Nelson", circa 1837. The alphabet in capital
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1830s American Victorian Antique Samplers

Materials

Tapestry

Victorian Sampler, 1847, by Willimina McD Leslie Aged 12
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
1847 Victorian period Sampler by Willimina McD Leslie Aged 12. The sampler is worked in silk on
Category

1840s English Victorian Antique Samplers

Materials

Silk

Regency Period Sampler, 1817, by Isabella Atkinson Aged 9
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
House and church Sampler, 1817, by Isabella Atkinson Aged 9. The sampler is worked in silk on linen
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1810s English Regency Antique Samplers

Materials

Silk

Large Antique Band Sampler, c.1725, by Mary Gatehouse
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Large Antique Band Sampler, c.1725, by Mary Gatehouse. The sampler is worked in silk on a linen
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1720s British Folk Art Antique Samplers

Materials

Silk

Antique School Sampler, English, Needlepoint Embroidery Display, Victorian, 1884
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique school sampler. An English, needlepoint pupil's embroidery display, dating to
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Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Samplers

Materials

Cotton

Large Antique School Sampler, English, Needlepoint, Political Poster, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large antique school sampler. An English, needlepoint pupil's embroidery display with
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Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Samplers

Materials

Tapestry

Framed 19th Century English Petit Point Sampler, circa 1846
Located in Nantucket, MA
Likely English, this needlework sampler features two alphabet rows; one in block and one in script
Category

Mid-19th Century British Antique Samplers

Materials

Fabric, Thread, Glass, Wood

Antique Early 19th Century Schoolgirl Needlework Sampler – Dated 180X
Located in Delray Beach, FL
A rare and beautiful antique textile sampler wrought by a schoolgirl in the Early 19th Century
Category

Late 18th Century American Antique Samplers

Materials

Cotton, Silk, Glass, Wood, Reclaimed Wood

Antique Persian Sampler Laver Kerman Rug, 25" x 36"
Located in Evanston, IL
Gorgeous antique Persian Sampler Laver Kerman Rug, circa 1920 in excellent condition. Kirman was a
Category

Early 20th Century Persian Kirman Antique Samplers

Materials

Wool

Antique Sampler, circa 1832, by Sarah Ann Davies Aged 10
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Antique Sampler, circa 1832, by Sarah Ann Davies. The sampler is worked in silk on linen ground, in
Category

1830s English Folk Art Antique Samplers

Materials

Linen, Silk

Antique Welsh Sampler with a Country House, Elizabeth Evans, 1851
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Lovely Welsh sampler with a country house. By Elizabeth Evans, 1851 Most appealing with
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1850s Welsh Folk Art Antique Samplers

Materials

Wool

Harriet and Mary Rivers - A Pair of 1863 Embroidery Samplers
Located in Corsham, GB
A delightful pair of embroidery samplers by Harriet and Mary Rivers aged 9 and 11. The two girls
Category

19th Century Antique Samplers

Materials

Tapestry

18th Century "The Articles of the Christian Faith" French Sampler
Located in East Hampton, NY
Early 18th century, French sampler, dated May 1736. Sampler size: 8.75" W x 14.75" H The creed
Category

Early 18th Century French Antique Samplers

Needlepoint Sampler English Victorian Framed 1793 to 1860 Family Dates
Located in Savannah, GA
Victorian Needlepoint sampler featuring the birthdays of ten family members named Teasdale (traced
Category

Late 19th Century English High Victorian Antique Samplers

Materials

Wool, Glass, Mahogany

Judaica Hebrew Folk Art Embroidery Punchwork "Mizrach" 1901 Palestine Sampler
Located in Surfside, FL
Punch point embroidered Sampler, Midrash Shlomo Jerusalem, 1900/1901. (It is dated with the Jewish
Category

Early 1900s Folk Art Antique Samplers

Materials

Wool, Glass, Wood, Mixed Media

Elegant Nostalgia: Vintage 20th Century Cross-Stitch Sampler - Red on White
Located in Barcelona, ES
Transport yourself to a bygone era with our vintage cross-stitch sampler from the early 20th
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Early 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Antique Samplers

Materials

Fabric

Cathrine Carr McFarlans 1836 Antique Sampler Scotland Family Tree Home Birds
Located in Mobile, AL
about 1822 and living with her mother Agness in 1861. This schoolgirl sampler features multiple stiches
Category

1830s Scottish Neoclassical Revival Antique Samplers

Materials

Textile

1819 Sampler made by Ann Wareing in Victorian Period Frame, English
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
1819 Sampler made by Ann Wareing in Victorian period frame, English. An exquisitly preserved silk
Category

1810s English Antique Samplers

Materials

Linen, Silk

English Sampler by Jane Briggs Dated 1830 in a Birdseye Maple Frame
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
English sampler by Jane Briggs, dated Oct.8, 1830 in a contemporary bird's-eye Maple Frame. The
Category

Early 19th Century English Other Antique Samplers

Materials

Linen

Antique Framed Hand Crafted Needlework ABC Alphabet Sampler Dated Summer of 1852
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique ABC alphabet sampler offers hand crafted needlework alphabet, lower right right dated
Category

Mid-19th Century American Antique Samplers

Materials

Fabric

Early 20th Century Advertising Cotton Trade Sampler Case Horrockses Miller Co
Located in Lowestoft, GB
An advertising case for 'Horrockses, Miller & Co, Preston', cotton manufacturers containing eight different types of cotton from all over the globe with card index, in its origina...
Category

1910s English Edwardian Antique Samplers

Materials

Cotton, Glass, Softwood, Giltwood

American Child s Sampler, Circa 1845 by "Julia Ellen Painter Aged 9 Years Old"
By Julia Ellen Painter
Located in Incline Village, NV
Lovely American Sampler with family register by "Julia Ellen Painter aged 9 Years Old" under the
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1840s American Victorian Antique Samplers

Materials

Linen, Thread

Early 20th Century Naive Ship Woolwork
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Naïve Galleon ship wool work sampler, in full sail. Mounted in oak frame. Unattributed. English
Category

Early 20th Century English Antique Samplers

Materials

Wool

19th Century Extract Family Tree Anna Brooks, Philadelphia, 1818
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 19th century linen sampler dated 1818 made by Anna Brooks in PA. The initial on the sides of
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19th Century American Country Antique Samplers

Materials

Wood, Linen

Early Navajo Indian Weaving Eye Dazzler Pillow
By Navajo Indian Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a real beauty with a seeing eye center and jagged sawtooth points. This Navajo sampler
Category

1910s American Navajo Antique Samplers

Materials

Wool

Antique Folk Art Needlepoint with Americana Patriotic Theme, Dated 1881
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique framed Folk Art needlepoint sampler with Americana patriotic theme including shield of
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Late 19th Century American Antique Samplers

Materials

Fabric

Early Navajo Indian Eye Dazzler Weaving Pillow
By Navajo Indian Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
pattern that is a out side looking in pattern. This is a early example of a Ganado sampler. The condition
Category

Early 20th Century American Antique Samplers

Materials

Down, Wool

Highly Pieced Center Medallion Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
This pieced center Medallion quilt is an extraordinary sampler of fabrics and design. Each frame is
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1870s American Antique Samplers

Materials

Cotton

Framed Navajo Germantown Weaving
Located in Atlanta, GA
sampler for historical tourists. High quality and well preserved in its integrity due to being framed and
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1890s American Navajo Antique Samplers

Materials

Wool

Antique Country Mansion House Embroidery
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Country Mansion house embroidery, circa 1830. The sampler is worked in silk on canvas ground, in a
Category

Early 19th Century English Folk Art Antique Samplers

Materials

Silk

Silk Needlework Map of England and Wales Signed Anna Brewster Dated 1783
Located in San Francisco, CA
Georgian map sampler is signed and dated in the upper left hand corner, mounted and framed. Brewster was
Category

Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Samplers

Materials

Canvas, Silk

Antique Persian Bidjar Rug
Located in New York, NY
mainly created by eye or using wagireh sampler rugs. Because there is no detailed guide like that of rugs
Category

Early 20th Century Persian Tribal Antique Samplers

Materials

Cotton, Wool

Antique Sultanabad Rug Carpet, circa 1890 8 4 x 13 4
Located in New York, NY
color sampler rectangles. The navy main border displays an angular turtle palmette design perfectly in
Category

19th Century Persian Sultanabad Antique Samplers

Materials

Wool

Title Unknown, Oil on Linen, 19th Century Portrait, Female in Lace Bonnet
Located in Detroit, MI
threading beads and small pearls. Girls and young women embroidered samplers and decorative pieces, but when
Category

1820s Antique Samplers

Materials

Linen, Oil

19th Century British Trumpet Shaped Table with Games Top
Located in Dallas, TX
"Samplers" still collected today. A sewing or games box like this one would have reflected the high social
Category

Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Antique Samplers

Materials

Boxwood, Ebony, Maple, Satinwood, Walnut

Antique Animal Print Style Crewelwork
Located in Los Angeles, US
fabric to practice on called “samplers”. Banners with quotes on them were also stitched. And detailed
Category

Early 1900s Other Antique Samplers

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Mary Jane Scott s Sampler
Located in West Chester, PA
, animals, flowers and plants. The upper half of the sampler shows both numerals and letters in sequence
Category

19th Century Antique Samplers

French Sampler
Located in Long Island City, NY
An unusual weaving sampler signed by the maker, Marie Corroyette, and displaying a variety of
Category

19th Century French Antique Samplers

Sampler, c. 1878
Located in Solebury, PA
A framed school girl's sampler from 1878. It appears to have a European influence but a sampler all
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19th Century Unknown Antique Samplers

1739 Dutch Sampler
Located in Philadelphia, PA
excellent Dutch sampler that share strong regional characteristics. They tend to feature highly ornamented
Category

18th Century and Earlier Dutch Antique Samplers

1824 Massachusetts Sampler
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Very good sampler with full family history, made in Winchendon, Mass in 1824. Complete description
Category

19th Century American Antique Samplers

Darning Embroidery Sampler
Located in North Egremont, MA
Elaborate fancy sample on a handwoven cotton background, edged in cotton. Work done in mercerized cotton.
Category

Late 19th Century American Antique Samplers

Collection of Embroidery Samplers
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Collection of six silver framed embroidery samplers.
Category

Early 20th Century American Antique Samplers

Baltimore Sampler dated 1841
Located in Philadelphia, PA
We are delighted to offer this outstanding sampler made by Mary E. Smith in 1841; it is part of a
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19th Century American Antique Samplers

Important New Jersey Sampler
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large, fully-developed family record samplers were frequently made in New England and far less
Category

19th Century American Antique Samplers

1841 Pennsylvania Needlework Sampler
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The bold, saturated colors of Barbara Myers's sampler well exemplify Pennsylvania needlework of the
Category

19th Century American Antique Samplers

English Sampler dated 1845
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This small and very charming sampler, made by Mary Wing of Braceby, features a fine three-chimney
Category

19th Century English Antique Samplers

Pictorial Sampler dated 1809
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This large sampler, with its generous pictorial scenes, can be appreciated for its unusual
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19th Century Scottish Antique Samplers

Important Maryland Sampler, 1835
Located in Philadelphia, PA
an invaluable resource for collectors and scholars. The discovery of a sampler made at a Maryland
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19th Century American Antique Samplers

Philadelphia Sampler dated 1820
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A particularly pretty sampler, this is signed, “Elizabeth Clemson. Philadelphia. 1820.” Alphabets
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1820s American Folk Art Antique Samplers

1799 Massachusetts Needlework Sampler
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Plymouth, having traveled back to England to ensure support. Rebecca worked this delightful sampler in
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18th Century and Earlier American Antique Samplers

Folky Sampler, Dated 1849
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This charming pictorial sampler was fully worked by Emma Jervis in 1849. A two-story, three-chimney
Category

1840s American Folk Art Antique Samplers

Materials

Wool

Sampler by Sophia Brook
Located in Culver City, CA
An early 19th century needle work sampler having various stitches showing a variety of decorative
Category

19th Century English Antique Samplers

Mid 17th century Spot Sampler
Located in Philadelphia, PA
We are pleased to offer this fine spot motif sampler worked in England circa 1640 to 1660; it
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18th Century and Earlier English Antique Samplers

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Antique Samplers For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of antique samplers available for sale. Each of these unique antique samplers was constructed with extraordinary care, often using fabric, silk and linen. Antique samplers have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. There are many kinds of antique samplers to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Folk Art, Georgian and Victorian antique samplers are of considerable interest. Many antique samplers are appealing in their simplicity, but Ziegler Co., Ann Lee Burtin and Atelier Lam produced popular antique samplers that are worth a look.

How Much are Antique Samplers?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $2,005, while they’re typically $125 on the low end and $48,000 highest priced.