List of Middelburg Darning samplers
Door mijn gedaan; Done by me … In one hundred years, about 140 Middelburg girls were taught by more than twenty teachers. Maria...
Remarkable sampler, remarkable life of Petronella de Timmerman
The Middelburg darning sampler of Petronella de Timmerman was brought to my attention by Mrs Josefien Sjoerds who saw it at a small...
Last Supper on German 1755 sampler
It might be too early for Holy Thursday, but this image of the Last Supper I simply wanted to share with you now. It is an rather unique...
The earliest Broek in Waterland sampler & Marken Myth
Look at this: one of the oldest dated Dutch samplers around! The sampler was finished by Maertghin Cornelis in 1638. Only a handful of...
Neeltje Frans Kat sampler
Finally, after more than a decade we can add a previously unknown piece to the Broek in Waterland group of samplers. The samplers coming...
Sampler worked at the Franciscan Sister School of Oirschot
This fine Dutch darning sampler was hiding some interesting history. It was made by Catharina van Erven in 1831, a shoemakers daughter....
