MID 19TH CENTURY SCOTTISH HOUSE & MOTIF SAMPLER BY JANET BARR SLATER - 1853
Item History & Price
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Mid 19th century Scottish sampler by Janet Barr Slater - 1853. Worked in wool on even weave gauze, this sampler is completely charming with neat stitch work throughout. The upper section of the gauze is stitched in green and red with rows of alphabet letters, numbers and border patterns with a row of seven crowns beneath, each with a set of family initials beneath. The middle section of the gauze is stitched with a central-ish open tailed peacock with a fruit basket and floral ur...n to his left, a flower basket to his right and the following biblical quotation beneath him
Fear not little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasureTo give you the kingdom
The lower section of the gauze is stitched at the centre with a very sweet single storey house which has a floral bush, tree, flower and floral urn on either side. Janet's name, her place of residence - Greenock - and the date of 1853 are stitched in red across the bottom edge then the whole piece is surrounded by a narrow green and red zigzag border.The gauze has overall discolouration consistent with its age, slightly darker in places, and the colours of the wool are good. The last photo is of the reverse of the sampler and indicates how the colours would have looked when Janet first stitched it. This photograph also shows remnants of old paper around the edges of the gauze from where the sampler has been glued down at some point of time.Measures 11 3/4" x 16 1/2"
I AM ALSO SELLING A SAMPLER ACQUIRED AT THE SAME TIME AS JANET'S. IT WAS COMPLETED IN 1859 BY MARGARET LANG SLATER, ALSO FROM GREENOCK. THERE IS ALSO A ROW OF CROWNS WITH THE SAME FAMILY INITIALS BENEATH ON MARGARET'S SAMPLER SO I THINK IT IS ALMOST CERTAIN THAT THE GIRLS WERE SISTERS.
ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE ASK. ALSO PLEASE CHECK OUT THE OTHER SAMPLERS I'M SELLING. I AM HAPPY TO COMBINE POSTAGE ON MULTIPLE PURCHASES.PLEASE NOTE - THIS ITEM IS LOCATED IN THE UK BUT CAN BE SHIPPED TO THE LOCATIONS TICKED IN THE INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING SECTION.
SHIPPING WILL BE VIA ROYAL MAIL TRACK & SIGNED - $17.00 TO THE USA, ELSEWHERE PLEASE CONTACT ME.
Fear not little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasureTo give you the kingdom
The lower section of the gauze is stitched at the centre with a very sweet single storey house which has a floral bush, tree, flower and floral urn on either side. Janet's name, her place of residence - Greenock - and the date of 1853 are stitched in red across the bottom edge then the whole piece is surrounded by a narrow green and red zigzag border.The gauze has overall discolouration consistent with its age, slightly darker in places, and the colours of the wool are good. The last photo is of the reverse of the sampler and indicates how the colours would have looked when Janet first stitched it. This photograph also shows remnants of old paper around the edges of the gauze from where the sampler has been glued down at some point of time.Measures 11 3/4" x 16 1/2"
I AM ALSO SELLING A SAMPLER ACQUIRED AT THE SAME TIME AS JANET'S. IT WAS COMPLETED IN 1859 BY MARGARET LANG SLATER, ALSO FROM GREENOCK. THERE IS ALSO A ROW OF CROWNS WITH THE SAME FAMILY INITIALS BENEATH ON MARGARET'S SAMPLER SO I THINK IT IS ALMOST CERTAIN THAT THE GIRLS WERE SISTERS.
ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE ASK. ALSO PLEASE CHECK OUT THE OTHER SAMPLERS I'M SELLING. I AM HAPPY TO COMBINE POSTAGE ON MULTIPLE PURCHASES.PLEASE NOTE - THIS ITEM IS LOCATED IN THE UK BUT CAN BE SHIPPED TO THE LOCATIONS TICKED IN THE INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING SECTION.
SHIPPING WILL BE VIA ROYAL MAIL TRACK & SIGNED - $17.00 TO THE USA, ELSEWHERE PLEASE CONTACT ME.
