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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;techbiker, post: 4558415, member: 60629&quot;]Or perhaps needlemen?</p><p><br /></p><p>According to the Smithsonian, professional embroidery was fairly common back in the early 19th century. Edit: Whoops, I meant to reference the Met: <a href="https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/need/hd_need.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/need/hd_need.htm" rel="nofollow">American Needlework in the Eighteenth Century | Essay | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History (metmuseum.org)</a></p><p><br /></p><p>These needlepoints are apparently quite fine at about 18 stitches per inch and about 40 stitches per inch for the petit point areas. A range of colors were used, especially in the swan picture. Perhaps these were stitched by professionals?</p><p><br /></p><p>According to my research, antique samplers commonly seen on the market were completed by younger girls with less experience and probably less skill than professionals.</p><p><br /></p><p>Are there particular aspects of the scenes that appear newer? I&#039;m just trying to get a general handle on rarity to determine how to address storage and conservation. If it&#039;s worthwhile, I&#039;d like to reframe one or two with museum glass for display. If they are all just 20th century throw-backs, I might resell or store some in the closet.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you again and appreciate your patience! While I&#039;ve spent hours this week researching needlepoint history, my experience here is very limited.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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