Mourning Samplers

Although I've seen an article about mourning work, I don't really have a notion of what a mourning 'sampler' would be like. Care to elucidate? Dora

Hey Dora,

Here are a few links to info and pictures of Mourning Samplers. They were samplers created to commemorate the dead and often used the same types of symbols and icons seen on gravestones of the same periods.

Tara

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on) Scarlett Letter for sale with photo)Mourning Sampler Silk Picture for $1,650 US!)Mass Historical Society 1803) Hester's Needle Left Behind SamplerAuction Site Whiteworks on) Interesting info on data taken from a sampler to help genealogical research. "memorial" patterns for sale with photos:Child: ?id=625&cname=Booklet%2C%20In%20MemoriamAdult:?id=553&cname=Booklet%2C%20Memoriam%2C%20Perhaps

Very interesting stuff, and quite a bit of variety in it.

When my Dad died I thought quite a bit about doing a crazy quilt piece, using pictures of him and some of the people in his life, but I never got around to it. It would have been more of a memorial than a mourning piece though. Dora

Sounds like a wonderful idea! I call the "Mourning Samplers" because that's an old term - but today they are called "Rememberance" pieces. I know it's been done with quilting. I like your idea: Celebrate the life, don't mark the death!

Tara

bungadora wrote:

I got the idea from one of Judith Baker Montano's books. She has a couple of quilts featured in one of them which were a memorial to her father and to her godparents if I recollect. Dora

I stumbled upon some here whille browsing today!

Gorgeous! I've copied the images to use in my gravestone art presentation!

Wish I had $25,000!

Tara

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