Framed Sampler
MakerMade by
Jane Dalgardno
(Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland)
Date1873
Object NameSampler
Mediumlinen and silk thread
ClassificationsTextiles
DimensionsOverall (Framed Height x Width): 445 × 405mm
AcquisitionPresented in 1984.
LocationOn Display - Aberdeen Maritime Museum
Object numberABDMS006839
About MeThis sampler was sewn by Jane Dalgardno aged 13 in Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire in 1873.
The top section features upper case and lower case alphabets followed by family initials.
The lower section is decorated with various motifs including trees, birds, sheep, hearts and crowns as well as a house and garden.
There is a strawberry border around the edges of the sampler.
19th century
