Muller House Museum The history of the wonderful George Muller and the orphans he helped. Samplers are part of the display.
Gloucester Folk Museum Here they have 70 samplers they will get out especially for us!
Museum of Somerset Samplers here are not on display but we will be able to see them!
Wells Museum Here are just a few of the samplers to be seen in this little room. We shall go behind the scenes to see yet more.
Wells Cathedral Wells has a cathedral. It is outstanding. Also, there is the Bishop’s Palace and the gardens, where the feeling of well-being is amazing. Do not miss the Vicars’ Close, which is very near the museum, or the town itself with its medieval market place.
Fashion Museum Here they have canvas work samplers and stitch samplers that they will show us. They are not normally on display. The museum is part of the Assembly Rooms and close to other places of interest in the city.
Montacute House The house itself is wonderful! That it happens to be the home of the Goodhart Collection of samplers is our good luck. Also on show, on the top floor, are portraits of the English kings, on loan from the National Portrait Gallery, as well as some fine pictures featuring people wearing lace. It is a National Trust property.
Georgian House This fine house is of considerable interest in its own right. That it is the storage place of samplers, not normally on display, is yet more good luck for us. We shall be taken, in small groups, to see these samplers at the top of the house, which is not usually open to visitors.
Ashmolean Museum In the heart of the city of Oxford, this wonderful museum is home to many pieces of interest. There may be time for a quick look around the city too. We shall take a special tour to see samplers and some items from the Feller Collection and will also take a full gallery tour.
Fitzwilliam Museum Cambridge itself is very old indeed and, of course, houses our oldest university. The samplers are usually displayed under the stairs. This is nothing like as cramped as it might sound but is an excellent place to see them whilst they are kept away from natural light. The collections in the Fitzwilliam include many items other than embroidery. I especially love their china and porcelain rooms. There should be time to see the city too, I hope.
Guildford Museum Only six or so of the samplers are on display in the museum itself. We shall see more of them ‘behind the scenes’.
Maidstone Museum Home to a beautiful and unusual beadwork tray and Elizabethan/Jacobean woman’s jacket featuring pea pods, this museum is full of surprises. Their search button on this site reveals very little!
Witney Antiques A place I have been in touch with for years but have not visited for some time. I cannot wait to get back there. You could buy a sampler while you are here perhaps. Click on the ‘samplers’ button on the menu to see ones currently in stock.