Description:

This rustic sampler features a large red house with the three-peaked roof sections in blue. Note the traditional man in red with a staff in the doorway. Grove of unusual trees at the bottom with a dog chasing rabbits. Strawberry border.

Family initials: GC, IC, GM, MR, JM, KL, JM, KE, KL

Size (W x H): 20 x 18 inches

Stitches: Cross, double running, satin, back

Media: Silk and wool on linen

Genealogy:

A Margaret Chapman was born October 1797 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire to George Chapman and Janet McGown. She married James Smith in 1811; Mr. Smith was at least 15 years older than his young bride and listed his occupation on several census reports as Independent Grocer. Children were Robert, James, Margaret, Alexander, Jean, Gabriel, Archibald, Walter and George. By the 1861 Scotland Census the family has become farmers and Margaret is listed as the head of the household and a farmer's widow. We cannot as yet verify when she died. 

Verse:

MargreT ChapMaN STraThM