Upper Slaughter Manor, The Collection of Micheál & Elizabeth Feller - Day 1 - 9th November 2021
Lot 288
A GEORGE III QUAKER NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER FRAGMENT
Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £900
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Description
A GEORGE III QUAKER NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER FRAGMENT
EARLY 19TH CENTURY
worked with polychrome silks on a fine linen ground, the motifs in two directions around a horizontal axis, one half with part medallions, an urn with vines and leaves, a wreath enclosing a tree motif and a medallion with the initials 'HP', the other half with a part medallion border, with urns, vines, leaves, flowers and a bird, in a glazed ebonised and gilt frame
12.3 x 14.2cm
Provenance
Upper Slaughter Manor, The Collection of Micheál and Elizabeth Feller.
Literature
The Feller Needlework Collection: 2, p.32 for a discussion of this sampler.