Upper Slaughter Manor, The Collection of Micheál & Elizabeth Feller - Day 1 - 9th November 2021
Lot 265
A CHARLES II NEEDLEWORK BAND SAMPLER
Estimate £500 - £800 | Hammer £1100
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Description
A CHARLES II NEEDLEWORK BAND SAMPLER
MID- TO LATE 17TH CENTURY
worked with various stitching, including: running, cross, satin, Montenegrin and bullion knots, with coloured silks on a linen ground, the top with an unfinished alphabet above bands of oak sprigs and acorns, periwinkle sprays, flowers and strawberry and leaf patterns, in a later glazed gilt and ebonised frame
34 x 15.6
Provenance
Upper Slaughter Manor, The Collection of Micheál and Elizabeth Feller.
Literature
The Feller Needlework Collection: 1, pp.150-151 for a discussion of this sampler.