Cross Stitch Antiques
Benezet Alphabet Irish Sampler
Benezet Alphabet Irish Sampler
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Provenance: No clues have been provided by the stitcher as to her name, year of origin, or place where she stitched her sampler. The only clue as to place might be in the lettering she used itself, giving one an indication it was stitched in Ireland. “A slightly surprising source of lettering which became identifiable on Irish Quaker school samplers, came to be known as the Benezet lettering. Anthony Benezet (1713-1784) came of a Huguenot family that emigrated to London in 1715 to avoid the persecution that followed the revocation of the Edict of Nantes, and then settled in Philadelphia, where he became a Quaker and an important educator. He produced the “Pennsylvania Spelling Book” which was widely used in Ireland where a sixth edition was printed in Dublin in 1800 by John Gough, the son of the schoolmaster. Benezet's 1782 revised edition, in addition to the standard Roman alphabet, contained a page of “sampler letters' for embroidery and this served as a model for letters on samplers, both Quaker and non-Quaker, which was much more popular in Ireland than in the rest of the British Isles. This Benezet lettering was already in use by 1790 at Mountmellick Quaker school and would later appear in the non-Quaker Kildare Place work.” Samplers, Sewing and Simplicity in Quaker Ireland, Clodagh Grubb, pg. 123-124.
The model is stitched on 40 count Button Box Medium Dark by Mason Linen
Stitch count 130 x 155
This item will be released during Nashville Needlework Market on March 1st, 2024. Patterns released during Market will not begin shipping until we return to the shop March 4th. As always, you're welcome to Make a Kit!
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Terms & Conditions for Preorders and Special Order items-
- Patterns generally arrive within a month of their release (Market, Expo, and Marketplace times can cause variation). New releases can be about a month while existing releases may only take a few days as they are simply being restocked.
- Fabric will be dyed to order and time varies between the Dyers. Generally between 4-12 weeks.
- Threads generally arrive within a few days to a month.
- Should you want to cancel any items within your order, you will only be refunded in store credit less a restocking fee.
- If I cannot fulfill your order due to supply issues or discontinuance, I will refund your original payment method and contact you for alternatives.
Preorder & Special order items are NOT IN STOCK and will ship within 2 business days of arrival. If you order these items and other in stock items, your entire order will ship when your FULL ORDER is in stock. Please contact me if you need items from your order sooner, we can work on it together.
Cancellations
Refunds for cancelling any item will be issued as a Store Credit less a 30% restocking fee. All cancellations are refunded in Store Credit only.
Postage & Handling is not refundable as it is a service that is not refundable once a shipment is mailed and accepted by the carrier
