SAM-05002
Estimated Date Stitched:
1840
Estimated Age of Stitcher:
6 years
School and/or Teacher:
Name of Stitcher:
Letitia Ramage
Type of Sampler:
alphabet
Size of Sampler:
Width: 43cm
Height: 43cm
Description:
Condition: Excellent
Description of condition:
Fabric Type:
Linen
Approximate thread count:
Embroidery thread type:
cotton, wool, other
Number of letters:
Case: Mixed Case
Description of alphabets:
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Borders: Flower Pattern
Motifs: plants, animals, buildings
Type of stitches: Cross
Name or initials on sampler: Letitia Ramage
Verse or Inscription:
Letitia Ramage age 6 1840
Verse: Let the rich deride; the proud distain/ these simple blessings of the lowly train/to me more dear,congenial to me heart/one native,charm than all the gloss of art. Faith, hope and charity are the immutable principles of all real piety
Owner / Donor Story:
Museum records show the sampler was stitched by the great Aunt by marriage of the donor.George F. Macdonald. The sampler was given to the Macdonalds on a trip to Scotland. The Macdonalds were a prominent business family in Windsor.
Donor information: Estate of Mr & Mrs George F. Macdonald Nov. 5, 1994
Other Information:
Photographs
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Reference numbers: (Museum, archive or other references associated with sampler)
Accession Number: 1959.129
Catalogue Number: FBH;fort;161
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