A FRENCH NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER

A FRENCH NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER

DATED '1814'

worked in pale colours with a crucifix beneath the letters 'INRI', flanked by a pair of trees, above a monstrance, a pair of candlesticks, vases of flowers, plants and Christian symbols above the inscription 'Dediee A Madame Dufresne Fait Ce 29 Mars 1814', inside a meandering foliate border, in a glazed ebonised frame

38.8 x 35.6cm