Featured Samplers

I have owned these samplers for about twenty years or more. I love that they are dated and have a,ways had them hanging somewhere in my home.

I would love to know something about them and what the value might be. I am pretty sure they are US made. Names and dates on both.

pardon some of the white spots. Those are not on the samplers but, light reflections I had a hard time removing from the room.

 

What is the date on the second one?

Debora

 

I think 1822 oops 33

 

1833. Sorry about sideways

 

Could be Ann Eliza Pearsall Carpenter. Born 1819 and died in Roslyn, NY in 1905. You can find more information on familysearch.org.

Debora

 

Where do you see the name Pearsall? You guys are spooky wizards!

 

To my eye, it says "Ann Eliza Pearsall's work..." Of course, I may be mis-reading it which is why close-up photographs are always help. (Please.)

Debora

 

Yes it does. I meant where do you see Pearsall on the grave marker.

 

Deborah did not say it was on the grave marker. However, from FamilySearch (for her) and Ancestry (where I looked) for an Ann Eliza Pearsall whose birth year would match the age given on the sampler, both of us found that Ann Eliza Pearsall married James Carpenter (in 1841 actually) and that took us to the death and burial info - thus the picture of the gravestone that Deborah posted.

Since I have both Pearsall and Carpenter ancestors (from the same part of Long Island in which Ann Eliza and James lived) I checked my family tree, just in case. It does not look like I brought forward those 2 lines for which the direct connection is pre-Revolutionary War.

 

You guys are sincerely awesome. Thank you. I will look on my genealogy.com from now on. I am sorry it isn’t a family member. That would have been sooooooo cool. I may have left it to you.

 

That would have been too freaky!

Out of curiosity, what is the surname of the woman on the other sampler?

 

Just in case you don't know, Ann's sampler is the last two stanzas of the hymn 'Gentle Jesus, Meek and Mild' by Charles Wesley (1707-1788.) He was a Methodist so it's very likely Ann was too.

https://www.bartleby.com/library/poem/5628.html

Debora

 

The first sampler is signed by "Jane Hughes." A more common name, unfortunately. What part of the U.S. did you find it in? (That may help a bit.) And the quote "I am that bread of life." is from the teachings of Jesus. The use of "that" instead of more modern "the" tells us it came from the King James Bible, which was/is the most widely printed book in history.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_James_Version

Debora

 

Yes, she was. Married James in the Methodist Church and I believe, both of them are buried in a Methodist Church cemetery.

 

These were at an antique show in California. However, the participants were from all over the country. My fear is the upper one is starting to fade a bit. I really have no clue how to care for them. They have been under glass for 40+ years.

 

Maybe @bluumz can tell you

 

Thank you clutteredcloset

 

Thanks for the vote of confidence but I really have no clue either. I only own one antique sampler and I've never removed it from the frame/glass. Hopefully, google can give ideas concerning care.

 

They are really charming, Savannah.
Here is some info on a professional textile conservation site:
http://www.vantasselbaumann.com/id59.html

I think you also need to know what kind of thread were used, I would guess cotton thread. If so, you need to work with cotton-friendly materials to make sure it will survive the coming centuries. Maybe @komokwa can advise you on the best way to have them framed, and best material to do it with.

 

There are a number of Jane Hughes born in 1828 in both the United States and England. She's incorporated the initials of other family members: JH & MH who are likely her parents and HH & EH who may be siblings. They may help you identify her. I don't know sampler iconography but she has incorporated ships which is a further clue.

Debora