Upper Slaughter Manor, The Collection of Micheál & Elizabeth Feller - Day 1 - 9th November 2021
Lot 142
A WHITEWORK NEEDLEWORK BAND SAMPLER
Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £750
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Description
A WHITEWORK NEEDLEWORK BAND SAMPLER
MID-17TH CENTURY
worked with various stitches, including: satin, picot, detached buttonhole and needlewoven bar, on an undyed linen ground, with geometric designs, flowers, leaves and a figure, in a later glazed ebonised frame
70.7 x 10cm
Provenance
Upper Slaughter Manor, The Collection of Micheál and Elizabeth Feller.
Literature
The Feller Needlework Collection: 1, p.169 for a discussion on this whitework sampler.