tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6385848468383267674.post6661995426762771168..comments2024-03-04T07:40:27.538+00:00Comments on N e e d l e p r i n t: Another Sampler MysteryN E E D L E P R I N Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05016259421156728225noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6385848468383267674.post-88957450326827333002009-08-20T22:57:00.334+01:002009-08-20T22:57:00.334+01:00The Alphabet you are talking about is probably fro...The Alphabet you are talking about is probably from an earlier dialect. Roman was used and so was Latin. So the Suffixes at the end were probably from Roman Alphabet. It would be interesting to know the date on this Sampler to find the exact dialect that was being used at that time. English came in about I believe it was the 17th Century. This is fun, reliving my school days with degree in Anthropology and the Study of Languages.Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03190785307385803444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6385848468383267674.post-19807282678506153072009-08-20T21:13:04.439+01:002009-08-20T21:13:04.439+01:00The first symbol in both samples looks to me like ...The first symbol in both samples looks to me like Esperluette or Ampersand. The shape of this sign is derived from the ligature "et", the latin word for "and" (e.g. et cetera). <br /><br />http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Esperluette.png <br /><br />I am not sure about the rest, but they resemble similar symbols, possibly currency, etc.Ваша Iryna Crannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07402761883919338537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6385848468383267674.post-9100500086924430812009-08-20T20:59:40.377+01:002009-08-20T20:59:40.377+01:00Our alphabet in Norway is at the end Z Æ Ø Å ,can...Our alphabet in Norway is at the end Z Æ Ø Å ,can this help abit?Alettesiriane https://www.blogger.com/profile/11281469317636896685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6385848468383267674.post-37390756983719351142009-08-20T17:09:05.306+01:002009-08-20T17:09:05.306+01:00The letters on the two samplers don't look com...The letters on the two samplers don't look completely the same to me, but if I go with the second sampler which is clearer...<br /><br />The second character looks like a "cent" (currency) mark to me..but a c never the less (I don't know if they had cents at the time this sampler was stitched)<br />The next one, a crossed R or decorated R anyhow, and the last.. it looks like an A, or A with E attached?<br /><br />Can I make a very wild guess "et cent r a (et cetera)"?.<br /><br />Although in Wikipedia the writing for "et cetera" in Latin is "&c."Sahohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08211871486511353802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6385848468383267674.post-83615279191121721802009-08-20T15:06:52.140+01:002009-08-20T15:06:52.140+01:00The lower rx really does look like the latin abbre...The lower rx really does look like the latin abbreviation for recipe. In that vain could the c be short for with?<br /><br />PegUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03318516664620445685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6385848468383267674.post-2314551109529900972009-08-20T13:07:28.353+01:002009-08-20T13:07:28.353+01:00it does look like an rx and the other is perhaps a...it does look like an rx and the other is perhaps a cent sign? Still can't determine the last one.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06303173764407880983noreply@blogger.com