. . . . . "The earliest samplers were reference works for embroiderers. They showed 'samples' of patterns and stitches and recorded how to achieve particular effects. In Europe in the 17th century samplers provided instruction and practice for girls learning needlework. Making a sampler was part of a girl's school education throughout the 18th century and into the early 1800s. By this time embroidered samplers were very often a simple and undemanding exercise. This example is unusual. It contains details of a family who have a different name to the maker. She may have made it as a commission or a present."@en . . . . . "1836~ / 1840~, England" . . . . . "0.61409997940063476562"^^ . . . . . . . "T.94-1939" . . . "Cotton sampler by S Stearn, embroidered with silk; English; ca. 1836-40."@en . . "0.64679998159408569336"^^ . . . . . "cotton ground embroidered with red, green, yellow and brown silks, showing musical instruments, birds and flowers. The inscription shows information about the family of the embroiderer"@en . . . "cotton ground embroidered with red, green, yellow and brown silks, showing musical instruments, birds and flowers. The inscription shows information about the family of the embroiderer"@en . . "Cotton sampler by S Stearn, embroidered with silk; English; ca. 1836-40."@en . "0.44150000810623168945"^^ . . . "1836~ / 1840~, England" . . . . . . . . "0.70609998703002929688"^^ . . "0.62309998273849487305"^^ . . "The earliest samplers were reference works for embroiderers. They showed 'samples' of patterns and stitches and recorded how to achieve particular effects. In Europe in the 17th century samplers provided instruction and practice for girls learning needlework. Making a sampler was part of a girl's school education throughout the 18th century and into the early 1800s. By this time embroidered samplers were very often a simple and undemanding exercise. This example is unusual. It contains details of a family who have a different name to the maker. She may have made it as a commission or a present."@en . "0.47549998760223388672"^^ . . .