Costume and Textiles Sampler Made in Greenock, Scotland, Europe1839 Made by Robina Suttie, Scottish, 1826 - 1896 Linen plain weave with silk and wool embroidery in cross, rice, seed, stem, satin, satin couching, chain, buttonhole, Romanian and Rococo stitches * Gallery 271, Costume and Textiles, second floor 1969-288-243 Whitman Sampler Collection, gift of Pet, Incorporated, 1969 |
LabelSamplers were typically made at school or, for an elite few, with a governess at home, and this example was likely made in a classroom. It was embroidered by Robina Suttie, daughter of Thomas Suttie, a prosperous blacksmith in Greenock. The sampler is nearly identical to another known sampler made in 1839 by Greenock schoolgirl Janet Scott. The home in the center may represent Garvel House, the late-eighteenth-century home of Bailie Gammell, founder of Greenock Bank. The verse on the left often appears in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century schoolbooks on moral instruction, and the quote on the right is Proverbs 15:3 from the Bible.Social Tags [?]eurosampler [x] sampler [x] scottish sampler [x] whitman sampler collection [x] [Add Your Own Tags]* Works in the collection are moved off view for many different reasons. Although gallery locations on the website are updated regularly, there is no guarantee that this object will be on display on the day of your visit. |
