Samplers
Samplers were made in America from the early 1700s. The best examples were made from 1790 to 1840. Long, narrow samplers are usually older than square ones. Early samplers just had stitching or alphabets. The later examples had numerals, borders, and pictorial decorations. Those with mottoes are mid-Victorian. A revival of interest in the 1930s produced simpler samplers, usually with mottoes. Seventeenth-century samplers are rare and it is said there are only five samplers from before the seventeenth century known to exist.
SimpleXMLElement Object
(
[ack] => Success
[version] => 1.12.0
[timestamp] => 2013-05-23T19:15:31.309Z
[searchResult] => SimpleXMLElement Object
(
[@attributes] => Array
(
[count] => 4
)
[item] => Array
(
[0] => SimpleXMLElement Object
(
[itemId] => 140977891832
[title] => Antique 19th Century (1842) Needlework Sampler Black Sheep & Alphabet on Linen
[globalId] => EBAY-US
[primaryCategory] => SimpleXMLElement Object
(
[categoryId] => 2223
[categoryName] => Samplers
)
[galleryURL] => http://thumbs1.ebaystatic.com/m/meAnQV3obyPmWuusTkYgytg/140.jpg
[viewItemURL] => http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?ff3=2&toolid=10044&campid=5336649018&customid=samplers&lgeo=1&vectorid=229466&item=140977891832
[paymentMethod] => PayPal
[autoPay] => false
[postalCode] => 03449
[location] => Hancock,NH,USA
[country] => US
[shippingInfo] => SimpleXMLElement Object
(
[shippingType] => Calculated
[shipToLocations] => US
[expeditedShipping] => true
[oneDayShippingAvailable] => false
[handlingTime] => 1
)
[sellingStatus] => SimpleXMLElement Object
(
[currentPrice] => 99.99
[convertedCurrentPrice] => 99.99
[bidCount] => 0
[sellingState] => Active
[timeLeft] => P0DT6H22M35S
)
[listingInfo] => SimpleXMLElement Object
(
[bestOfferEnabled] => false
[buyItNowAvailable] => false
[startTime] => 2013-05-17T01:38:06.000Z
[endTime] => 2013-05-24T01:38:06.000Z
[listingType] => Auction
[gift] => false
)
[returnsAccepted] => true
[galleryPlusPictureURL] => http://galleryplus.ebayimg.com/ws/web/140977891832_1_1_1.jpg
[isMultiVariationListing] => false
[topRatedListing] => true
)
[1] => SimpleXMLElement Object
(
[itemId] => 200925262458
[title] => PUNCH PAPER MOTTO HAPPY NEW YEAR EARLY W. SHADES OF BLUE & CREAM COLORS
[globalId] => EBAY-US
[primaryCategory] => SimpleXMLElement Object
(
[categoryId] => 2223
[categoryName] => Samplers
)
[galleryURL] => http://thumbs3.ebaystatic.com/m/mi2YwkfvtKT1wAbR05JSa6A/140.jpg
[viewItemURL] => http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?ff3=2&toolid=10044&campid=5336649018&customid=samplers&lgeo=1&vectorid=229466&item=200925262458
[paymentMethod] => PayPal
[autoPay] => false
[postalCode] => 42134
[location] => Franklin,KY,USA
[country] => US
[shippingInfo] => SimpleXMLElement Object
(
[shippingServiceCost] => 18.0
[shippingType] => Flat
[shipToLocations] => US
[expeditedShipping] => false
[oneDayShippingAvailable] => false
[handlingTime] => 1
)
[sellingStatus] => SimpleXMLElement Object
(
[currentPrice] => 99.0
[convertedCurrentPrice] => 99.0
[bidCount] => 1
[sellingState] => Active
[timeLeft] => P0DT21H28M44S
)
[listingInfo] => SimpleXMLElement Object
(
[bestOfferEnabled] => false
[buyItNowAvailable] => false
[startTime] => 2013-05-17T16:44:15.000Z
[endTime] => 2013-05-24T16:44:15.000Z
[listingType] => Auction
[gift] => false
)
[returnsAccepted] => true
[galleryPlusPictureURL] => http://galleryplus.ebayimg.com/ws/web/200925262458_1_0_1.jpg
[isMultiVariationListing] => false
[topRatedListing] => false
)
[2] => SimpleXMLElement Object
(
[itemId] => 350797282398
[title] => EARLY 19TH C NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER "PHEBE TROWMANS 1804" SMALL ANIMALS ALPHABET NUM
[globalId] => EBAY-US
[primaryCategory] => SimpleXMLElement Object
(
[categoryId] => 2223
[categoryName] => Samplers
)
[secondaryCategory] => SimpleXMLElement Object
(
[categoryId] => 357
[categoryName] => Folk Art & Primitives
)
[galleryURL] => http://thumbs3.ebaystatic.com/m/mZ67wA0xAvL_Di_Vg2WiV8A/140.jpg
[viewItemURL] => http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?ff3=2&toolid=10044&campid=5336649018&customid=samplers&lgeo=1&vectorid=229466&item=350797282398
[paymentMethod] => PayPal
[autoPay] => false
[postalCode] => 32043
[location] => Green Cove Springs,FL,USA
[country] => US
[shippingInfo] => SimpleXMLElement Object
(
[shippingServiceCost] => 13.5
[shippingType] => FlatDomesticCalculatedInternational
[shipToLocations] => Worldwide
[expeditedShipping] => false
[oneDayShippingAvailable] => false
[handlingTime] => 3
)
[sellingStatus] => SimpleXMLElement Object
(
[currentPrice] => 41.0
[convertedCurrentPrice] => 41.0
[bidCount] => 4
[sellingState] => Active
[timeLeft] => P0DT22H15M1S
)
[listingInfo] => SimpleXMLElement Object
(
[bestOfferEnabled] => false
[buyItNowAvailable] => false
[startTime] => 2013-05-17T17:30:32.000Z
[endTime] => 2013-05-24T17:30:32.000Z
[listingType] => Auction
[gift] => false
)
[returnsAccepted] => true
[galleryPlusPictureURL] => http://galleryplus.ebayimg.com/ws/web/350797282398_1_0_1.jpg
[isMultiVariationListing] => false
[topRatedListing] => false
)
[3] => SimpleXMLElement Object
(
[itemId] => 380642103038
[title] => 18thC Antique 1791 Sewing Sampler & Folk Art Painted Stenciled Frame "NR"
[globalId] => EBAY-US
[subtitle] => * No Reserve *
[primaryCategory] => SimpleXMLElement Object
(
[categoryId] => 2223
[categoryName] => Samplers
)
[secondaryCategory] => SimpleXMLElement Object
(
[categoryId] => 357
[categoryName] => Folk Art & Primitives
)
[galleryURL] => http://thumbs3.ebaystatic.com/m/m2OVMl2MiCiRDSDg1vWxvDg/140.jpg
[viewItemURL] => http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?ff3=2&toolid=10044&campid=5336649018&customid=samplers&lgeo=1&vectorid=229466&item=380642103038
[paymentMethod] => PayPal
[autoPay] => false
[postalCode] => 02865
[location] => Lincoln,RI,USA
[country] => US
[shippingInfo] => SimpleXMLElement Object
(
[shippingType] => Calculated
[shipToLocations] => Worldwide
[expeditedShipping] => true
[oneDayShippingAvailable] => false
[handlingTime] => 1
)
[sellingStatus] => SimpleXMLElement Object
(
[currentPrice] => 231.75
[convertedCurrentPrice] => 231.75
[bidCount] => 28
[sellingState] => Active
[timeLeft] => P1DT5H30M13S
)
[listingInfo] => SimpleXMLElement Object
(
[bestOfferEnabled] => false
[buyItNowAvailable] => false
[startTime] => 2013-05-15T00:45:44.000Z
[endTime] => 2013-05-25T00:45:44.000Z
[listingType] => Auction
[gift] => false
)
[returnsAccepted] => true
[galleryPlusPictureURL] => http://galleryplus.ebayimg.com/ws/web/380642103038_1_0_1.jpg
[isMultiVariationListing] => false
[topRatedListing] => false
)
)
)
[paginationOutput] => SimpleXMLElement Object
(
[pageNumber] => 1
[entriesPerPage] => 4
[totalPages] => 49
[totalEntries] => 194
)
[itemSearchURL] => http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?ff3=4&toolid=10044&campid=5336649018&customid=samplers&lgeo=1&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3FLH_Auction%3D1%26_nkw%3DSamplers%26_ddo%3D1%26_ipg%3D4%26_mcats%3D870%257C20081%26_pgn%3D1%26_sop%3D12
)
strkey:samplers (Samplers | Textile, Clothing & Accessories Price Guide) eBay Auctions
US $99.99
US $99.00
US $41.00
US $231.75
Sorted By
Category Pattern or Item Description Year Priced Samplers Multicolored Embroidery Laura Downing, 1896, 14 X 12 In. 1997 Samplers Poem In Gold Thread Susannah Adams, Aged 14 Years, 1830, Frame, 17 X 16 In. 1997 Samplers Poetic Sayings Anna Brown, Middlesex County, 1796, 15 3/4 X 12 1/4 In. 1997 Samplers Quaker Floral Border, Ann Cornell, Born August 8, 1797, 1807, 11 X 17 In. 1997 Samplers Remember Thy Creator Asenath L. Goodrich, 12th Year, 1830, 18 X 18 In. 1997 Samplers Ruth Leach 1732, Silk Threads On Linen, Frame, 11 3/4 X 8 1/2 In. 1997 Samplers Ruth Riggs New York Age 9, 1820, Frame, 13 1/2 X 9 In. 1997 Samplers Sarah Ann Shuker Kirby Leicestershire, 1859, Silk On Linen, Frame, 26 X 13 1/2 In. 1997 Samplers Saying Floral, Henrietta Bruce, Dated 1833, Frame, 11 1/2 X 15 1/4 In. 1997 Samplers Stitched In English Spanish Francis Boyez, 6 Years Old, 1840 1997 Samplers Stylized Blossoming Trees Urns, Jane Oliver, Mar 23, 1848, 15 1/2 X 10 1/4 In. 1997 Samplers Stylized Vine Border Lucy T. Moulton, Silk On Homespun, 18 1/2 X 18 In. 1997 Samplers Trees Butterflies, Vine & Floral Border, Elizabeth Acouff, 1835, 21 X 23 In. 1997 Samplers Vases With Masonic Symbols & Vines, Sarah Clymer, 1843, 16 X 18 In. 1997 Samplers Verse Crowns, Catherine Unwin Finished April 1st, Frame, 16 1/2 X 15 In. 1997 Samplers Verse Dogs, Birds, Trees, Elizabeth Bray, 1828 1997 Samplers Verse I Thought Of Death & Glory, Celia Wright, 1839 1997 Samplers Verse Obey Your Parents, Girl & Boy, Flowers, 1843, Frame ~illus 1997 Samplers Wealthy Griswold 1804, Silk On Linen, Frame, 16 X 15 1/2 In. 1997 Samplers Alphabet & Numbers Irene Westell, Age 10 Years, July 1861, Frame 1997 Samplers Bird & Flowers Jane Heath Cole, Aged 10, 1817, 17 X 12 3/4 In. 1997 Samplers Floral & Basket Border Anna Trask, 1814 1997 Samplers Leaves & Flowers On Bottom Jenny Skerr, 1895, 16 1/2 X 12 In. 1997 Samplers Stitched In English & Spanish Francis Boyez, 6 Years Old, 1840 1997 Samplers Virtue Strawberry Border, Mary Thompson's Work, Homespun, Frame, 17 X 16 In. 1997
