As the population moved west, the art of sampler making did as well, manifesting itself in new regional styles, as much influenced by the scarcity of sewing materials and leisure time, as by the individual genius of the girls and women who created the samplers. Scarlet Letter's collection of nineteenth century American samplers spans the country from Massachusetts to Virginia to Ohio.

Abigail Bragdon 1832 Sampler Stitched in Wells, Maine, when she was about eleven years old,...

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Amanda Jewel 1816 Sampler This sampler was made in St. Albans, Vermont. A naturalistic...

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Ann Greanawalt Sampler This is an early 19th century American marking sampler, worked...

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Ann Harding 1821 Sampler This Dover, Massachusetts, sampler features an unusual border...

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Bird in Bough Sampler This fanciful, naive example of American folk needlework was...

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Chloe Jenkins 1814 Sampler Chloe Jenkins worked her sampler in Scituate, Massachusetts, in...

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Cornelia Ann Vanderveer 1835 Sampler This American sampler was likely stitched in New York State. The...

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Elizabeth Hoover 1803 Sampler Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Sampler. Elisabeth Hoover and one...

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Elizabeth Raysor 1834 Sampler A Pennsylvania German sampler that may not be, strictly...

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Elizabeth Wisler 1845 Sampler This sampler is a fine example of work done by Pennsylvania...

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Emma Lerch 1843 Sampler A gift from the collection of Rosalind and Edwin Miller to the...

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Gennett Clapp 1839 Sampler Samplers made in Ohio, once thought to be quite rare, are...

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Hannah Bennett Sampler circa 1810 Hannah Bennett, born 1800, was the youngest daughter of David...

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Harriot Boardman 1804 Sampler From Dover, Massachusetts, comes Harriot Boardman's sampler,...

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Jane Stott 1837 Christmas Sampler A Pennsylvania Christmas Sampler from the Shelburne Museum. A...

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Lora Turner 1830 Sampler Lora Turner's Sampler of 1830 comes from the Hope R. Hacker...

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Lucretia Maus 1832 Sampler From the genealogical information supplied by the owner of this...

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Lucy Maria Wiggin 1822 Sampler Lucy Maria Wiggin was born in 1815 to a prominent Portsmouth,...

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Margaret Randolph 1826 Sampler Stitched when she was just seven years old, Margaret Randolph's...

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Mary Jones 1801 Sampler A New York sampler. Originally stitched on dark green...

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Mary Schull 1819 Sampler Mary Schull 1819 Sampler, Lehigh Valley, Easton, Pennsylvania. ...

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Nancy Nurse 1807 Sampler Nancy Nurse was born to Polly James and Rogers Nurse in Danvers,...

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Rachel Allen 1839 Sampler From the collection of Glee Krueger: A rare Midwestern sampler...

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Rachel Ayres 1829 Sampler This Pennsylvania sampler features a four-sided border of queen...

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Rebecca Robinson 1821 Sampler An intensely stitched and well-planned sampler, this unusual...

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Rhoda Ann 1814 Sampler Typical of so many late 18th and early 19th century New York...

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Ruth Crandon Sampler circa 1800 A sampler made in Barton, Vermont. A very unusual symmetrical...

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Ruthy Long Poor 1814 Sampler An American sampler from Newburyport, Massachusetts, featuring...

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Sally Fiske 1825 Sampler This stunning sampler presents a mystery to the Old Sturbridge...

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Selura Aldrich 1819 Sampler This sampler typifies early 19th century American schoolgirl...

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