SAM-07005
Estimated Date Stitched:
1913
Estimated Age of Stitcher:
11
School and/or Teacher:
Cortachy School
Name of Stitcher:
David Nicoll
Type of Sampler:
Size of Sampler:
Width: 12in
Height: 16in
Description:
Condition: Good
Description of condition:
Fabric Type:
other*
*Double thread canvas
Approximate thread count:
10
Embroidery thread type:
cotton
Number of letters:
Case:
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Borders:
Motifs: plants, animals
Type of stitches: Cross
Name or initials on sampler: David Nicoll
Verse or Inscription:
Owner / Donor Story:
By Anne Condie:
Sampler was stitched by my father in handwork class in a small village school at Cortachy, on the Airlie Estate near Kirriemuir, Scotland. My mother sent the sampler to me in Canada after he died in 1969. I stretched it.
Other Information:
Photographs
No. of photographs: Number of photographs: 1
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