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1836 Margaret Havelock Sampler |
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Brightly colored silks and classic motifs lend a cheerfulness to a nineteenthcentury
American sampler |
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11 |
Common Threads in the WSPU: British Suffragettes’
Prison Needlework |
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An examination of embroidered samplers and handkerchiefs by members
of Britain’s Suffragette movement |
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1800 Elizabeth Hobson Sampler |
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Three alphabets and a charming pictorial of a checkerboard deer, trees,
and fruit basket adorn an English sampler |
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The Thimble, Part Two: Thimbles with Gemstones |
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Utilitarian sewing tools become luxury items with the addition of diamonds,
rubies, emeralds and other precious stones, enhancing their decoration
and desirability |
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The Needlework of Das Deutsche Stickmuster-Museum |
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A tour through the German Sampler Museum in Celle, Germany, which
features four centuries of embroidery |
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41 |
1863 Vierlande Sampler |
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A unique colorful sampler from the Vierlande region of Germany |
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