British Patriotic Samplers

A counted cross stitch sampler likely to date from World War II or soon after.  The quote is from an Empire Day speech by George VI, br...

This silver jubilee sampler for George VI and Mary, from 1935, is similar to another silver jubilee sampler I blogged about here .  It ...

A cross stitch sampler  with lots of detail to celebrate the wedding of Charles and Diana in 1981, measuring 11inches x 21inches.  It c...

A coronation sampler featuring the animal emblems of the Commonwealth.  It measures 35cm x 45cm.  This, and the details below, are e...

A 1947 embroidered sampler commemorating the wedding of Elizabeth and Philip.  It features a verse from Patience Strong (who also had ve...

A commercially-woven tapestry to celebrate the coronation of Elizabeth II in 1953, featuring a distant view of Windsor Castle.  This ex...

An embroidered sampler no doubt dating from some time during World War II as it features one of the best known slogans/catchphrases of ...

A map sampler of Northumberland, measuring 12inches x 16inches.  Looking at the detail picture below, the lettering isn't the flowi...

A sweet mid-twentieth century sampler featuring Hampton Court.  Done by Mary Cotton in 1950, and measuring 38cm x 44cm.  It was sold un...

A pretty floral-edged tablecloth made to celebrate the coronation of Edward VIII - floral emblems and the coat of arms.  I wonder what ...

This was listed with no indication of size, provenance or any other history.  I guess the ER to be Elizabeth rather than Edward.  From ...

An embroidered postwar patriotic sampler, dated 1947, with guardsmen and symbols of Britain including cottage, castle and church and th...

I haven't seen many sampler designs celebrating the 40th anniversary of Elizabeth II's coronation in 1953.  This was worked in ...

It's more unusual to find a coronation sampler that comes with a maker's name.  The description given with this example: Sa...

A delicately stitched embroidery/cross stitch celebrating the coronation of George VI.  Unlike some of the 1937 samplers, where...