Antique Scottish Sampler, 1812, by Barbara Key

George III, dated 1812. 12.7ins high, 13ins wide, 0.8ins deep. Georgian Scottish Sampler, stitched in 1812 by Barbara Key.

The sampler is worked in silk threads on a linen ground, in a variety of stitches.

Meandering strawberry border.

Colours pink, dark brown, copper, gold, silver and black.

Family initials, IK, MB, HK, IK, MK, IK.

Signed, 'BARBARA KEY' and dated, '1812'.

A wonderful set of motifs, some finely embroidered, including a country house with a garden and animals (goats?).

Smoke coming out of the chimneys and is that someone peering out the top window?

Also, potted flowering plants,

fruit baskets, fir trees,

trees,

rabbits and birds.

Framed in an old wooden frame with rippled, old glass.

Mounting: The sampler is tacked to a wooden board. Frame backed with brown paper and sealed with tape.

CONDITION: Very Good. No holes. No stains. No stitch losses.

Colours are all good and strong with no noticeable fading.

No colour run.

Neatly and evenly stretched. Frame showing slight wear, otherwise sound.