Bertha Richter Oltern sampler

Bertha Richter Oltern sampler

I think this is the first German sampler I’ve ever charted, and what a neat little treasure it is. Dated 1895, and signed Bertha Richter Oltern, it is stitched in vivid blue and red cotton on Penelope canvas, hand hemmed on the top and bottom, neat and tidy with hardly a mistake; for a school sampler the stitching is exemplary!

 

The backside of the sampler is perfectly neat

Bertha and Richter being very common names I was unable to find any information about the girl who stitched the sampler.

One interesting detail about the sampler is how it is stitched on a canvas that has a reddish (pink) outline. The stitching is precisely worked between the outline with 2x free spaces on all sides. This makes me wonder if the sampler was stitched after a pattern or designed to fit the canvas by the student?

Bertha did not write her age, but the neatness and precision of the stitching leads me to presume that she was perhaps a little older, possibly more than 10 years old.

The sampler is in very good condition for its age, with just a little missing yarn on the lower left-hand side.

 

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Design Area: 146 x 145 stitches


If stitched on 28 ct linen/ 14 ct aida the pattern will measure :

10,43" x 10,36" / 26,4 x 26,3 cm

The pattern is available here: ETSY, Website, Makerist

 

 
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