SCOTTISH PICTORIAL NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER, silk on linen, five alphabet and numeral rows above two rows of initials segmented by horizontal bands of decorative stitching, lower half featuring an excerpt from Psalm chapter 106, verse 4, surrounded by initials and various motifs including trees and flowers, signed below "Jane D. Baillie. / Miss McCallum's School. / Oban in the year 1834" with a two-story house above and flanked by two large flower stalks, all encompassed by a border of an undulating line and flower motifs. Housed under glass in an old wood frame. Dated 1834. 17 1/8" x 20 5/8" sight, 20" x 23 5/8" OA.
Provenance: The Important Americana Collection of Barbara M. and the late Charlie Hunter, Staunton, VA.

Very good overall condition with toning and spotting to linen, some thread with light fading and fugitive color, frame with some wear and surface scratches. Not examined out of frame.