Upper Slaughter Manor, The Collection of Micheál & Elizabeth Feller - Day 1 - 9th November 2021
Lot 341
A REGENCY NEEDLEWORK NAPOLEONIC WARS SAMPLER
Estimate £150 - £200 | Hammer £550
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Description
A REGENCY NEEDLEWORK NAPOLEONIC WARS SAMPLER
BY SARAH SHORTHOSE
worked in cross and eyelet stitch on a linen ground, inscribed 'Glorious Events in April 1814, Europe delivered from the Tyranny of Buonaparte, by the Perseverance of England, and the Exertions of her brave Allies. This is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our Eyes.', signed 'Sarah Shorthose', in a later glazed frame
21 x 22.8cm
Provenance
Upper Slaughter Manor, The Collection of Micheál and Elizabeth Feller.
Literature
The Feller Needlework Collection: 2, p.179 for a discussion of this sampler.