Upper Slaughter Manor, The Collection of Micheál & Elizabeth Feller - Day 1 - 9th November 2021
Lot 206
A NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER
Estimate £300 - £400 | Hammer £420
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Description
A NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER
BY MARGARET MILES, C.1840
worked with polychrome silks on a fine linen ground, in cross-stitch with mirrored motifs, including: cows, hunting dogs, floral sprays, two boys playing with a dog, the centre with trees and Adam and Eve, with a verse and signed 'Margaret Miles aged 12 Years', in a glazed oak frame
33.2 x 35.2cm
Provenance
Upper Slaughter Manor, The Collection of Micheál and Elizabeth Feller.
Literature
The Feller Needlework Collection: 2, p.128 for a discussion of this sampler.