18th Century Material Culture

17th Century English Samplers

English Samplers
17th Century

English Linen Sampler Embroidered with Silk & Metal Thread, Decorated with Ink
c. 1600 - 1650
(Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)

English Linen Sampler Embroidered with Silk & Metal Thread, Decorated with Ink
c. 1600 - 1650
(Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)

English Linen Sampler Embroidered with Silk, Wool & Metal Thread, Decorated with Sequins
c. 1600 - 1650 (Reworked at a Later Date)
(Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)

English Linen Sampler Embroidered with Silk, Wool & Metal Thread, Decorated with Sequins
c. 1600 - 1650 (Reworked at a Later Date)
(Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)

English Linen Sampler Embroidered with Silk, Wool & Metal Thread, Decorated with Sequins
c. 1600 - 1650 (Reworked at a Later Date)
(Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)

English Linen Sampler Embroidered with Silk Threads

c. 1600 - 1650
(Cooper Hewitt)

English Linen Sampler Embroidered with Silk Threads

c. 1600 - 1650
(Cooper Hewitt)

English Linen Sampler Embroidered with Silk Threads

c. 1600 - 1650
(Cooper Hewitt)

English Linen Sampler Embroidered with SilkThread

Early 17th Century
(Cooper Hewitt)

English Linen Sampler Embroidered with Silk Threads

Early 17th Century
(Cooper Hewitt)

English Linen Sampler Embroidered with Silk & Metal Thread

c. 1625 - 1650
(Victoria & Albert)

English Linen Sampler Embroidered with Silk Thread

by Mildred Mayow 1633
(Victoria & Albert)

English Linen Sampler Embroidered with Silk Thread

by Mildred Mayow 1633
(Victoria & Albert)

English Linen Sampler Embroidered with Linen Thread

1641
(Cooper Hewitt)

English Linen Sampler Embroidered with Silk & Linen Thread

Mid 17th Century
(Victoria & Albert)

English Linen Sampler Embroidered with Silk & Linen Thread

Mid 17th Century
(Victoria & Albert)

English Linen Sampler Embroidered with Silk & Linen Thread

Mid 17th Century
(Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)

English Linen Sampler Embroidered with Silk & Linen Thread

Mid 17th Century
(Victoria & Albert)

English Linen Sampler Embroidered with Silk & Linen Thread

Mid 17th Century
(Victoria & Albert)

English Linen Sampler Embroidered with Linen Thread

Mid 17th Century
(Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)

English Linen Sampler Embroidered with Silk Thread

by Elizabeth Roberts Mid 17th Century
(Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)

English Linen Whitework Sampler Embroidered with Linen Thread

Mid 17th Century
(Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)

English Linen Sampler Embroidered with Silk, Linen & Metallic Thread
Mid 17th Century
(Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)

English Linen Sampler Embroidered with Silk, Linen & Metallic Thread
Mid 17th Century
(Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)

English Linen Whitework Sampler Embroidered with Linen Thread

Mid 17th Century
(Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)

English Linen Sampler Embroidered with Silk Thread

Mid 17th Century
(Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)

English Linen Sampler Embroidered with Silk Thread

Mid 17th Century
(Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)

English Linen Sampler Embroidered with Linen Thread

Mid 17th Century
(Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)

English Linen Sampler Embroidered with Silk Thread

Mid 17th Century
(Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)

English Linen Sampler Embroidered with Linen, Silk, & Metallic Thread
Mid 17th Century
(Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)

English Linen Sampler Embroidered with Linen Thread

Mid 17th Century
(Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)

English Linen Sampler Embroidered with Silk Thread

Mid 17th Century
(Cooper Hewitt)

English Linen Sampler Embroidered with Linen Thread

Mid 17th Century
(Cooper Hewitt)

English Linen Sampler Embroidered with Silk Thread

c. 1650 - 1700
(Victoria & Albert)

English Linen Sampler Fragment Embroidered with Wool Thread

c. 1650
(Cooper Hewitt)

English Linen Sampler Fragment Embroidered with Linen Thread

c. 1650
(Cooper Hewitt)

English Linen Sampler Embroidered with Silk Thread

c. 1650 - 1700
(Victoria & Albert)

English Linen Sampler Embroidered with Silk Thread

by Sarah Grundy 1653
(Cooper Hewitt)

English Linen Adam & Eve Sampler Embroidered with Silk Thread
1654
(Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)

English Linen Adam & Eve Sampler Embroidered with Silk Thread
1654
(Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)

English Linen Sampler Embroidered with Linen Thread

1656
(Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)

English Linen Sampler Embroidered with Linen Thread

1656
(Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)

English Linen Sampler Embroidered with Linen Thread

1657
(Cooper Hewitt)

English Linen Sampler Embroidered with Silk & Metallic Thread

by Susan Pratt 1658
(Cooper Hewitt)

English Linen Band Sampler Embroidered with Silk & Linen Thread
by Mary Godfa(x) 1660
(Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)

English Linen Sampler Embroidered with Silk & Linen Thread

1660
(Victoria & Albert)

English Linen Sampler Embroidered with Silk & Linen Thread

1660
(Victoria & Albert)

English Linen Sampler Embroidered with Silk & Linen Thread

1660
(Victoria & Albert)

English Linen Band Sampler Embroidered with Silk Thread

1660
(Stephen & Carol Huber)

English Linen Band Sampler Embroidered with Silk Thread

1661
(Cooper Hewitt)

English Linen Band Sampler Embroidered with Silk Thread

by Susanna Weedon 1662
(Stephen & Carol Huber)

English Linen Band Sampler Embroidered with Silk Thread

by Martha Atkinson 1662
(M. Finkel)

English Linen Band Sampler Embroidered with Silk, Wool, & Metallic Thread with Mica
by Elizabeth Groome 1667
(Cooper Hewitt)

English Linen Band Sampler Embroidered with Silk Thread

by Susan Eave 1668
(Cooper Hewitt)

English Linen Band Sampler Embroidered with Silk Thread

by Sarah Hammon 1669
(Cooper Hewitt)

English Linen Band Sampler Embroidered with Linen Thread

by Amy Jones 1671
(Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)

English Linen Sampler Embroidered with Silk & Linen Thread

by Hannah Culleup 1687
(Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)

English Linen Sampler Embroidered with Silk & Linen Thread

by Hannah Culleup 1687
(Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)

English Linen Sampler Embroidered with Silk Thread

17th Century
(Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)

English Linen Band Sampler Embroidered with Silk Thread

by Martha Edin 1668
(Victoria & Albert)

English Linen Band Sampler Embroidered with Silk Thread

by Martha Edin 1668
(Victoria & Albert)

English Linen Band Sampler Embroidered with Silk & Linen Thread
by Martha Edin 1669
(Victoria & Albert)

English Linen Band Sampler Embroidered with Silk Thread

by Sarah Barnett 1678
(Cooper Hewitt)

English Linen Sampler Embroidered with Silk & Linen Thread

1683
(Cooper Hewitt)

English Linen Sampler Embroidered with Silk Thread

by Ann Austin 1691
(Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)

English Linen Sampler Embroidered with Silk Thread

by Ann Austin 1691
(Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)

English Linen Sampler Embroidered with Silk Thread

by Ann Austin 1691
(Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)

English Linen Spot Sampler Embroidered with Silk, Linen & Metallic Thread
17th Century
(Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)

English Linen Spot Sampler Embroidered with Silk, Linen & Metallic Thread
17th Century
(Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)

English Linen Sampler Embroidered with SilkThread

17th Century
(Cooper Hewitt)

English Linen Sampler Embroidered with SilkThread

17th Century
(Cooper Hewitt)

English Linen Sampler Embroidered with LinenThread

17th Century
(Cooper Hewitt)

English Linen Sampler Embroidered with SilkThread

17th Century
(Cooper Hewitt)

English Linen Sampler Embroidered with SilkThread

17th Century
(Cooper Hewitt)

English Linen Sampler Embroidered with Silk & Linen Thread

by Elizabeth Mackett 1696
(Victoria & Albert)

English Linen Sampler Embroidered with Silk & Linen Thread

by Elizabeth Mackett 1696
(Victoria & Albert)

English Linen Sampler Embroidered with Silk & Linen Thread

by Abigail Freeman 1697
(Cooper Hewitt)

English Linen Sampler Embroidered with Silk & Linen Thread

Late 17th Century
(Cooper Hewitt)

English Linen Sampler Embroidered with Linen Thread

17th Century
(Cooper Hewitt)

English Linen Whitework Sampler Fragment Embroidered with Linen Thread

17th Century
(Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)

English Linen Sampler Embroidered with SilkThread

17th Century
(Cooper Hewitt)

English Linen Sampler Embroidered with SilkThread

17th Century
(Cooper Hewitt)

English Linen Sampler Embroidered with SilkThread

17th Century
(Cooper Hewitt)

English Linen Sampler Embroidered with SilkThread

17th Century
(Cooper Hewitt)

English Linen Sampler Embroidered with Wool Thread

17th Century
(Cooper Hewitt)

English Linen Sampler Embroidered with SilkThread

Late 17th Century
(Cooper Hewitt)

English Linen Sampler Embroidered with SilkThread

Late 17th Century
(Cooper Hewitt)

English Linen Sampler Embroidered with Silk& Linen Thread

Late 17th Century
(Cooper Hewitt)

English Linen Sampler Embroidered with Silk Thread

by Margaret Collier Late 17th Century
(Cooper Hewitt)

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