Description:

A fine silk on linen sampler with two alphabets followed by a our Carnation Lattice band. The lattice pattern is both preceded and followed by rows of alphabets and numerals. A band of assorted floral motifs, crowns and familial initials is along the bottom. Helen has stitched a double border along all four sides, the interior being a simple undulating floral pattern and the outer a simple zig-zag pattern.

In comparison to Isabella Brown and Catherine Russell, Helen's color choices were much more vivid and her composition by far the best of the three.

Size (W x H): 14 1/4 x 16 3/4 inches

Stitches: Cross, double running, reverse cross, eyelet, satin

Media: Silk on wool

Genealogy:

Helen was christened 24 April 1803 in Port Glasgow, Renfrew, the daughter of Robert McLucky, a ship's carpenter, and Martha Mackie. Siblings were Ann (1791), Elizabeth (1793), Robert (1795), Janet (1797), Martha (1799), William (1801) and Katharine (1805). We can find marriage information for four of the siblings, but Helen appears to have neither married nor died, ever. 

Verse:

Helen McLucky
Edinburgh 1813