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Samplers & Embroideries

Embroidery is the art of decorating fabric with a supplementary structure of yarns or threads. Samplers are among the most commonly collected forms of American embroidery, having been produced often by young women from the colonial times through the twentieth century.
Memorial Embroidery
Sampler by Elizabeth Barr, born 1826. MTS study collection.

​Historic embroidery often shows a loss of embroidery threads, damage to the foundation fabric, and dye fading. Conservation treatment will improve the appearance of the textile, remove harmful deterioration products, replace the mount with archival materials, and either reuse an old frame or replace it with a new, period frame.
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Fishing Lady overmantle, before conservation. Courtesy Nantucket Historical Association.
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Back of overmantle showing original colors. Courtesy Nantucket Historical Association.
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Overmantle after conservation and framing. Courtesy Nantucket Historical Association.

​Embroidery has been practiced throughout history in every part of the world, and remains highly collectible. 
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Museum Textile Services, LLC

P.O. Box 5004
Andover, MA 01810
admin@museumtextiles.com
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978.474.9200
  • About MTS
    • Our Team
    • Client List
    • Press Room
  • Conservation
    • Architectural Interiors
    • Asian Art
    • Ethnographic Textiles
    • Flags & Banners
    • Historic Clothing
    • Quilts and Coverlets
    • Samplers & Embroideries
    • Sports Memorabilia
    • Tapestries
  • Collections Care
    • Vac & Pack
    • Surveys
    • Disaster Response
  • Fumigation
    • Fumigation FAQs
  • Education
    • LL
    • Porto
    • C3
    • HPRH
    • Becoming a Textile Conservator
  • Resources
    • MTS Magazine
    • Textile Conservation Basics
    • Textile Stabilization
    • Textile Storage
    • Displaying Historic Costume
    • Displaying Flat Textiles
    • Museum Pests
    • Disaster Response
    • Advanced Topics
    • Class Readings
    • Staff Publications
    • Resources in Spanish
    • MTS Videos and Slide Shows
  • Andover Figures™
    • Our Mission
    • The Andover Figures System
    • Choosing a Form
    • Purchasing Andover Figures
    • AF Contact Form