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‘Samplers ~: — simall practice
pieces of embroidery stitches

and patterns — were once’

used by younger or less
experienced needleworkers

- aS a means of learning

mechanical manipulation and
principles of design. Today,
they still have strong appeal
as a form of decorative
needlework and ,are sought
_after by a highly selective

“group of collectors. —__

TONI DABBS

~ Records of the past

examples into a collection
that is representative of
every important development
and style. To do so, however,
requires both diligence and
money.

The collector should look
for samplers that are well
executed using a variety of.
colours. Any -example -with
good colour, the. alphabet,
the name of the worker and

through the 19th century in’
both Europe and North

proper

Samplers were popular
the 17th century.

America. On them, school-
girls and even older students
of embroidery ‘showed off
their abilities with needle
and thread. :

Because they were a
source of both pride and
beauty, many samplers —

some qualifying as needle- —

work masterpieces — have
survived their makers. Using
discretion, it is
possible to assemble quality

the date it was completed is
worth about $250. One also
stating the place where the
worker lived and, having an.
attractive border could be
worth $500. One showing a
house or figures of animals
or people could range in
value from $750 to $1,500.

Attributions to specific
schools can cause further

increases im price. For
example, simple Quaker
patterns stitched at

Westtown School in Chester
County, Pennsylvania, can
cost $600 to $700, and more
ornate “examples made at
Sarah Stivour’s Shool in

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sell for $2,000 or more.

The ‘distinctive samplers ;

made at Mary’ Balch’s
Academy in Providence,
Rhode Island, are worth up
to $5,000. These often

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‘columns framing buildings

and/or figures. Rather than a
mere alphabet, they include
a poem or proverb such as,

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rough ocean. driven, O may

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Other factors affecting the.

price of a sampler are
illustration in a book, exhibi-
tion in a museum and
documentation. Some sophi-
collectors

young artists whose works
they own.

The collector who is
interested in investment
should avoid damaged or

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