Upper Slaughter Manor, The Collection of Micheál & Elizabeth Feller - Day 1 - 9th November 2021
Lot 298
A GEORGE IV NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER
Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £320
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Description
A GEORGE IV NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER
BY ELIZA SMITH
worked with coloured silks and wool on an undyed linen ground, with cross and satin stitches, with baskets of roses and tulips, urns and a cornucopia of flowers, with the Royal Coat of Arms, the base with a display of musical instruments, in a gillyflower border, signed and dated 'Eliza Smith Aged 9 Years 1822', in a glazed bird's eye maple frame
45 x 31.2cm
Provenance
Upper Slaughter Manor, The Collection of Micheál and Elizabeth Feller.
Literature
The Feller Needlework Collection: 2, p.121 for a discussion of this sampler.