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Sarah Elizabeth Bannister
Sarah Elizabeth Bannister
American samplers with large houses and lawn scenes have long been considered been desirable, and this sampler by Sarah Elizabeth Bannister is a fine example. She notes that her sampler was "worked in the eighth year of her age," meaning that she was...
Julia Naden
Julia Naden
Julia Naden worked this sampler in 1837. Essentially a marking sampler, she practiced her alphabets and decorative bands, including a handsome Greek key pattern. A wonderful little turn of phrase make this simple sampler most attractive, "Piety and v...
Phebe Ackerman
Phebe Ackerman
Phebe Ackerman was born on September 3, 1821 in New Hackensack, a settlement in the town of Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York, 65 miles north of New York City. She was of Dutch decent, as was much of the population in that area. Her parents, Matthe...
Mary Cadwallader
Mary Cadwallader
The Cadwallader family of Philadelphia, beginning with John Cadwallader who emigrated from Wales in 1697, is one of the most distinguished families in the early history of America. Children, grandchildren and great grandchildren were prominent citize...
Rebecca C. Fritts, Nine Partners School
Rebecca C. Fritts, Nine Partners School
The Nine Partners School was a very early and well-regarded Quaker school, established in 1796 and located in the village of Mechanic, Dutchess County, New York. The school attracted students from local families and many who traveled quite a distance...
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