Upper Slaughter Manor, The Collection of Micheál & Elizabeth Feller - Day 1 - 9th November 2021
Lot 12
λ A WILLIAM IV FOLK ART NAIVE NEEDLEWORK SILKWORK PICTURE
Estimate £500 - £700 | Hammer £950
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Description
λ A WILLIAM IV FOLK ART NAIVE NEEDLEWORK SILKWORK PICTURE
BY ELIZABETH GILLARD
worked with coloured silks on a silk ground, in various stitches, including: satin, long and short, depicting the Resurrection, with sleeping soldiers and two angels, the tomb door inscribed 'The Dead Shall Live The Living Die', with watercoloured details, signed and dated 'Elizabeth S. Gillard, May 30th 1834', in a glazed rosewood frame
36.2 x 31.5cm
Provenance
Upper Slaughter Manor, The Collection of Micheál and Elizabeth Feller.
Literature
James Ayres, 'English Naive Painting 1750-1900', p.145, fig.132.
The Feller Needlework Collection: 2, p.260 for a discussion of this sampler.