Upper Slaughter Manor, The Collection of Micheál & Elizabeth Feller - Day 1 - 9th November 2021
Lot 290
A GEORGE III HOLY POINT NEEDLE LACE SQUARE
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £350
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Description
A GEORGE III HOLY POINT NEEDLE LACE SQUARE
BY MARGARET DAVISON
with a lattice design created by applied cream silk slips, worked with various lace designs, with the inscription 'Margt Davi 1808' worked into the central square, in a glazed ebonised moulded wood frame, the reverse of the frame with a handwritten note 'This seems to have been laced by the Margaret Davidson who died in 1830. Her name is worked into the middle square & the date seems to be 1808.'
13.3 x 13.8cm
Provenance
Upper Slaughter Manor, The Collection of Micheál and Elizabeth Feller.
Literature
The Feller Needlework Collection: 2, p.70 for a discussion of this sampler.
Catalogue Note
Holy or hollie point is a flat needle lace completely detached from the fabric. Its name relates to items worked with this technique and used in liturgical laces. The Puritans were the first to make common use of this needlework design.