Two 18th century samplers, attributed to Burns family members
Key details
- Object number
- 2023.10.2
- On display
- No
- Object number
- 2023.10.2
- On display
- No
Description
Framed rectangular sampler, incorporating letters of the alphabet and flowers, birds, initials below coronets and indistinctly dated 1783 (?), 43.5 x 20.5 cm, the mount applied three handwritten note sections 'The dear sampler was my Grandmother's the Poet’s Mother J B B', 'To Mrs MacNaughton with the above pleasure (?) J B B' and 'Isabella Burns Begg'.
The reverse with a Scottish Exhibition, Glasgow, 1911 Palace of History label, Schedule number 807-1, Sender's Name: Rev Geo MacNaughton, Address: The Manse, Carsphairn, Galloway, Article Lent: Sampler sewn by the sister of Robert Burns 1783
Sampler said to have been completed by Isabella Burns (1771-1858), the sister of the poet Robert Burns. Displayed in the Palace of History at the 1911 Scottish Exhibition in Glasgow. It retained the labels from this exhibition on the frame.