Upper Slaughter Manor, The Collection of Micheál & Elizabeth Feller - Day 2 - 10th November 2021
Lot 617
A CHARLES II NEEDLEWORK BAND SAMPLER
Estimate £1,000 - £1,500 | Hammer £2500
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Description
A CHARLES II NEEDLEWORK BAND SAMPLER
BY HANNAH ALLEN
worked with coloured silk floss in a variety of stitches, including: running, cross, four sided cross, eyelet, satin and stem on an undyed linen ground, with bands of flowers, leaves and figures, with alphabets, signed and dated 'Hannah Allen her work she was born the .. of December 165..This 10 Day of March 1670', in a later glazed gilt and wood frame
102 x 15.5cm
Provenance
Upper Slaughter Manor, The Collection of Micheál and Elizabeth Feller.
Literature
The Feller Needlework Collection: 1, p.170 for a discussion of this sampler.