Jane Gunter
Location: Kings Landing, New Brunswick
Estimated Date Stitched:
January 8 1775
Estimated Age of Stitcher:
9
School and/or Teacher:
Name of Stitcher:
Jane Gunter
Type of Sampler:
other*
*Biblical
Size of Sampler:
Width: 12in
Height: 16in
✔︎ Framed
Description:
Condition: Very Poor
Description of condition:
Material deterioration throughout has many holes including the edging.
Top and bottom are rolled hem stitched with thread the same colour of the fabric. The left and right have some kind of stitch to hold the edging like a selvedge and is stitched in black
Colours of threads – light blue, olive green, silver grey, red, dark and light browns, black, linen colour
Border is a large floral vine with an outer straight stitch triangle border.
Motifs
Middle seems to be a birdhouse or other pole architecture with a weather vane on top. The structure has dogs, squirrels on it.
On either side of the structure are 2 ladies on a platform.
Under the verse is a line of 5 trees and at the bottom a row of 3.
Next row has 2 oak trees with acorns and 2 birds.
Next row has 2 bucks.
At the bottom on either side of the middle trees are 2 oak trees with acorns.
Under the date is a scroll divider.
Fabric Type:
Linen
Approximate thread count:
40
Embroidery thread type:
cotton
Number of letters:
Case:
Description of alphabets:
Number of sets of numerals:
Description of numerals:
Borders: vine, flower pattern
Motifs: plants, animals, other
Type of stitches: cross, eyelet, other – Straight Stitch
Name or initials on sampler: June Gunter
Verse or Inscription:
Actual verse is from the book of James Chapter 5 verse 13. It states:
James Cht V Vers XIII
Is any among you afflicted let him pray
Is any among you afflicted let him fing pfalms
Note the second verse has the “f” from old English to represent an “s”
Owner / Donor Story:
Donald MacKay of Halifax NS
Other Information:
Photographs
No. of photographs: Number of photographs: 4
Description of photographs:
1 Full sampler
2 Upper verse
3 Middle motifs
4 Stitcher information and more motifs
Reference numbers: (Museum, archive or other references associated with sampler)
M.75.150.2
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