Upper Slaughter Manor, The Collection of Micheál & Elizabeth Feller - Day 1 - 9th November 2021
Lot 348
AN EARLY VICTORIAN NEEDLEWORK SCHOOL SAMPLER
Estimate £150 - £250 | Hammer £200
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Description
AN EARLY VICTORIAN NEEDLEWORK SCHOOL SAMPLER
BY MARTHA ELFORD OF DOWNSIDE SCHOOL
worked with a virtuous verse, with flowers and baskets of fruit, with a heart shaped cartouche inscribed 'Martha Elford, Her Work, Downside School 1845', in a glazed bird's eye maple frame
31.7 x 24.7cm
Provenance
Upper Slaughter Manor, The Collection of Micheál and Elizabeth Feller.
Catalogue Note
Downside School is a Catholic Independent boarding school located in Somerset.