Upper Slaughter Manor, The Collection of Micheál & Elizabeth Feller - Day 1 - 9th November 2021
Lot 346
A JAMES II NEEDLEWORK BAND SAMPLER
Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £750
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Description
A JAMES II NEEDLEWORK BAND SAMPLER
DATED '1686'
worked with polychrome silk floss on an undyed linen ground, with various stitches, including: running, cross, double running, satin, long armed cross and detached buttonhole, with broad bands, the top with an alphabet and numerals, with initials and the date 'M H 1686', above a band of acorn motifs and leaves, a trellis band and further flowers, in a later glazed ebonised frame
46.5 x 20.7cm
Provenance
Upper Slaughter Manor, The Collection of Micheál and Elizabeth Feller.
Literature
The Feller Needlework Collection: 1, p.171 for a discussion of this sampler.