Furniture & Works of Art - 24th September 2013

Lot 181

‡An early 19th century needlework sampler

Estimate £600 - £800 | Hammer £650

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Description

‡An early 19th century needlework sampler, worked a verse, a three masted ship 'Dorothy,' flowers, 'T.D', 'M.D' column fronted houses, trees, animals and birds, 'Anstruther Davidson, Aged 7 Years 18..,' 15¼ x 11½in (38.6 x 29.2cm) in a later rosewood frame.

Dorothy was a convict ship that sailed from Cork on 5th May 1820 to New South Wales.