Upper Slaughter Manor, The Collection of Micheál & Elizabeth Feller - Day 1 - 9th November 2021
Lot 233
A GEORGE IV NEEDLEWORK EXTRACT SAMPLER
Estimate £150 - £250 | Hammer £220
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Description
A GEORGE IV NEEDLEWORK EXTRACT SAMPLER
BY MARGARET WILSON
worked on a linen ground, with the obituary of a Quaker, called George Storr, taken from a Leeds newspaper (The Leeds Mercury), within a freehand floral border embroidered with coloured silks, with lily, dog rose and other flowers, signed and dated 'Margaret Wilson Aged 9 years 1828', in a glazed bird's eye maple frame
40 x 37.6cm
Provenance
Upper Slaughter Manor, The Collection of Micheál and Elizabeth Feller.
Literature
The Feller Needlework Collection: 2, p.177 for a discussion of this sampler.