Upper Slaughter Manor, The Collection of Micheál & Elizabeth Feller - Day 2 - 10th November 2021
Lot 615
A RARE CHARLES II NEEDLEWORK HYBRID SPOT AND BAND SAMPLER
Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £900
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Description
A RARE CHARLES II NEEDLEWORK HYBRID SPOT AND BAND SAMPLER
DATED '1668'
worked with various stitches, including double running, chain, split and eyelet, in silk floss on a linen ground, with birds, flowers, leaves, butterflies, insects, a worm and foliate bands, signed and dated with initials 'K E N I H 1668', in a later glazed Hogarth type frame
70.3 x 18cm
Provenance
Upper Slaughter Manor, The Collection of Micheál and Elizabeth Feller.
Literature
The Feller Needlework Collection: 1, p.184 for a discussion on this sampler.
Catalogue Note
This is a significant sampler because it presents both spot motifs and bands together on a single cloth. There are only a small number of 'hybrid' samplers such as this.