Sampler: House And Flowers
Date1870s
Object NameSampler
Mediumcanvas and wool
ClassificationsTextiles
DimensionsOverall (Unframed and Unmounted Height x Width): 440 × 447mm
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS006838
About MeThis sampler was sewn by Jessie Jane Johnston aged 13 years.
What makes this sampler distinctively Scottish are the rows of initials of the family members and parents of the embroiderer. In Scotland, unlike in England, a woman kept her maiden name after she married and this accounts for the range of capital letters in the stitched rows.
The blue tiles on the roof of the house are also typical of Scottish samplers.
19th century
1835
