A GEORGE V COMMEMORATIVE NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER

A GEORGE V COMMEMORATIVE NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER

C.1911

worked with polychrome silk floss on a linen ground, in crewel work and various stitches, with a wavy acorn and leaf border, depicting the Royal couple, George V and Queen Mary of Teck in ceremonial garment, above the text 'Send Him victorious, happy and glorious, long to reign over us, God save the King', between flowering trees, under a crown, above a colourful panel decorated with two white doves with an olive branch, scrolling vines, leaves and flowers, with a central wreath panel, inscribed 'Worked to celebrate coronation of Mary Teck and George V 1911', in a later glazed carved wood frame

38 x 53cm

Provenance

Upper Slaughter Manor, The Collection of Micheál and Elizabeth Feller.

Literature

The Feller Needlework Collection: 2, p.181 for a discussion of this sampler.