A REGENCY NEEDLEWORK NAPOLEONIC WARS SAMPLER

A REGENCY NEEDLEWORK NAPOLEONIC WARS SAMPLER

BY SARAH SHORTHOSE

worked in cross and eyelet stitch on a linen ground, inscribed 'Glorious Events in April 1814, Europe delivered from the Tyranny of Buonaparte, by the Perseverance of England, and the Exertions of her brave Allies. This is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our Eyes.', signed 'Sarah Shorthose', in a later glazed frame

21 x 22.8cm

Provenance

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

Literature

The Feller Needlework Collection: 2, p.179 for a discussion of this sampler.