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Samplers were stitched all over Europe for hundreds
of years. For a long time samplers were stitched as
a proof of a young lady`s accomplishment; they became
a curricular requirement for learning how to stitch.
"The girls stitched patterns into their crosswise
bands, often working from both ends, since the samplers
were not intended to be framed, but rather rolled and
kept in the workbasket as a pattern reference. When
a decorative stitch or pattern was needed for trimming
costumes or household furnishings, the sampler would
be unrolled and a design selection made." (Stephen
and Carol Huber: Samplers - How to compare and value,
London 2002, page 22.)
At the beginning of the 19th century samplers changed
their function, they became decorative pieces of artwork,
which were framed to bear witness of the good taste
and the diligence of the stitcher. The printed and for
a moderate price available charts changed too. They
showed new patterns like floral designs, pastoral scenes,
buildings in antique styles, trees and willows. This
reproduction sampler with it‘s rose border is a
proof of this change in the Biedermeier period.
This small sampler is in private ownership of Dorothee
Kandzi.
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