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Needlework is more than beautiful decoration; it’s a mark of accomplishment for all educated young women in the 18th and early 19th centuries. Themes for silk embroideries were drawn from the fine arts, literature, and music. Most girls who went to school learned needlework of some type. If they weren’t wealthy, they might have made little marking samplers. Elite boarding schools and academies provided more advanced instruction and their students produced most of the sophisticated needlework we find today.
Most collectors are looking for pieces that were worked between 1650 and 1850, and most American samplers were made between the early 1700s and the mid 1800s. Some of the earliest are from Boston and Philadelphia. Silk-on-silk embroideries date from about 1780. Not much high-quality embroidery was produced by schoolgirls after 1850.
Most collectors are looking for pieces that were worked between 1650 and 1850, and most American samplers were made between the early 1700s and the mid 1800s. Some of the earliest are from Boston and Philadelphia. Silk-on-silk embroideries date from about 1780. Not much high-quality embroidery was produced by schoolgirls after 1850.
