Dimensions
16.3ins high, 16.3ins wide, 1.2ins deep
Circa Date
Victorian, dated 1844
Description - ID#23174
Victorian Scottish Sampler, 1844, by Jean George. The sampler is worked in wool threads on a linen ground, mainly in cross stitch. Meandering strawberry border. Colours red, green, light brown, pink, blue and black. Multiple alphabets A-Z in upper case and numbers 1-10. Signed and dated, 'JEAN GEORGE PITRODIE 1844'. Pitrodie is a town in Perthshire, Scotland. A scattering of motifs, including a house with a figure in the doorway, a dog, birds, potted flowering plants, a blossoming tree, a lady and a gentleman and peacocks. Framed in an old, burr maple frame with glass. Mounting: The sampler is fixed to board. Frame backed with card and sealed with tape.
Condition Summary*
Good. Minimal damage, which does not detract from the piece.
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