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Sampler
Rectangular Sampler(Red And Green)
Sampler
Sampler

Rectangular Sampler(Red And Green)

Maker
Date1844
Object NameSampler
Mediumlinen, wool and silk thread
ClassificationsTextiles
DimensionsOverall (Unframed and unmounted Height x Width): 430 × 310mm
AcquisitionPresented in 1978 by Miss M S Morrison.
LocationOn Display - Gallery 03
Object numberABDMS014784
About MeThis sampler was sewn by O. Forrest in Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, in 1844.

Alphabets, numerals and family initials are interspersed with bands of various stitch patterns.

The lower section comprises motifs including flowers, a tree, a peacock, a castle, a dog, grapes, a crown and a bird.

There is a strawberry border around the edges sewn in unusual colours.
More About Me
O Forrest from Rhynie embroidered this sampler mainly in red and green, but the strawberry border shows more unusual colours