Framed Sampler
MakerMade by
Annabella Cadger
(Greenness, Aberdeenshire, born c.1876)
Date25-Jun-1889
Object NameSampler
MediumPenelope canvas and silk thread
ClassificationsTextiles
DimensionsOverall (Framed Height x Width): 715 × 553mm
AcquisitionPresented in 2007.
LocationOn Display - Gallery 03
Object numberABDMS082980
About MeThis sampler worked in cross stitch was made by Annabella Cadger aged 13 years in Greenness, Aberdeenshire in 1889.
The upper section comprises upper case and lower case alphabets and numerals as well as the names of family members interspersed with bands of various stitch patterns.
The centre section comprises parental initials RC and MC with a heart between them and the religious motto 'Faith Hope Love'.
The lower section comprises motifs including plants, trees, tulips, rabbits, a dog and a stag between two horizontal strawberry borders.
1835
19th century
