Sampler Preservation
The purpose of the Swan Sampler Preservation & Education Foundation (dba Swan Sampler Guild) is two-fold:
1. Provide education of needlework sampler making, including classes and lectures.
2. Donate funds to museums and/or other entities for antique sampler preservation and restoration.
These are some of the pieces that we have helped to preserve in the past. If you are interested in applying for funds for sampler/needlework preservation, please contact Sandra Ball at slball07@comcast.net or any member of the board with your request
Mary Leonard Bates Mayhew, 1825
New Bedford Whaling Museum
Courtesy New Bedford Whaling Museum
Eliza Jameson
Georgetown Visitation, Washington, D.C.
Mary Espes
Click HERE for information on our contribution to the conservation of four samplers at The Museum of International Folk Art in New Mexico. Includes images.
Ann Roberts
Oblate Sisters of Providence - Baltimore, Maryland
Matilda Winkler
Museum of Southern Decorative Arts - Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Eliza Jane Hutchison
San Bernardino Museum
Elizabeth Bromley
San Bernardino Museum
EC 1664
Plymouth Plantation
