Upper Slaughter Manor, The Collection of Micheál & Elizabeth Feller - Day 1 - 9th November 2021
Lot 269
A REGENCY NEEDLEWORK ACROSTIC SAMPLER
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £180
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Description
A REGENCY NEEDLEWORK ACROSTIC SAMPLER
ANONYMOUS, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
worked with three crosses and text, titled 'On the Crucifixion of our Saviour and the Two Thieves', within a satin stitched border of moss rose, heartsease, carnation and fritillary, in a later glazed bird's eye maple frame
51.3 x 53.2cm
Provenance
Upper Slaughter Manor, The Collection of Micheál and Elizabeth Feller.
Literature
The Feller Needlework Collection: 2, p.255 for a discussion of this sampler.