{"title":"Quaker","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"m-pollard-1811","title":"Pollard. M- 1811","description":"\u003cp\u003eMartha Pollard was a pupil at the Quaker School of Ackworth from 1809 to 1811. It was a common practice for the girls leaving Ackworth School to make parting gifts for friends and instructors. This sampler was most likely created for this purpose as the inscription reads \"A Token of Love\".\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Pollard family came from Horsham in Surrey. Martha and her three brothers attended Ackworth between 1801 and 1815. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMany of the Ackworth samplers were worked in a very fine cross stitch, however Martha worked hers on much coarser linen. This sampler is part of The Burrell Collection, accession no. E1962-70.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFinished size: 15 1\/4\" x 13 1\/2\" (39cm x 35cm) on 35 count (14 thr\/cm) linen\u003cbr\u003eStitch count: 265 x 231\u003cbr\u003eRecommended for Beginners\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sampler","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43781005049953,"sku":null,"price":24.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/5697\/8785\/files\/quaker_frameless_hero.jpg?v=1774617336"},{"product_id":"saunders-hannah-1803","title":"Saunders, Hannah -1803","description":"\u003cp\u003eHannah stitched her sampler while at the provincial school of Mountmelick in Ireland. This was a Quaker School founded in 1786. Mountmelick was a centre for the manufacturing of woolens and cottons. When the town was hit by hard times an embroidery industry seemed to developed which consisted of a particular form of white work. The Quakers were strongly established in the area and embroidery skills were taught in their schools and were used in adult life to produce white work. The style of lettering (Block Letters) and the ligatures point to this being a Quaker sampler. Worked entirely in cross stitch and some cross stitch over one thread in black thread.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSampler model stitched by Anita Johansen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eFinished Size: 16 1\/2\" x19\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThread Count:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e35 count (14 thr\/cm) on natural linen.\u003cstrong\u003eRecommended Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBeginner\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Essamplaire","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44117195817057,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/5697\/8785\/files\/HSaunders.jpg?v=1778083126"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/5697\/8785\/collections\/quaker_hero.jpg?v=1775676741","url":"https:\/\/www.theessamplaire.com\/collections\/quaker.oembed","provider":"The Essamplaire","version":"1.0","type":"link"}