Upper Slaughter Manor, The Collection of Micheál & Elizabeth Feller - Day 2 - 10th November 2021
Lot 729
A SMALL EARLY VICTORIAN NEEDLEWORK ORPHAN'S PILLOWCASE SAMPLER
Estimate £150 - £250 | Hammer £280
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Description
A SMALL EARLY VICTORIAN NEEDLEWORK ORPHAN'S PILLOWCASE SAMPLER
ANONYMOUS
worked with monochrome silk floss on a cotton ground with cross stitch with a multitude of spot motifs including: lions, flowers, birds, urns of flowers, 'ea' in a lozenge and stars, inscribed with a verse and 'Fear God' and 'Honor the Queen', in a glazed mahogany frame
17.4 x 16.5cm
Provenance
Upper Slaughter Manor, The Collection of Micheál and Elizabeth Feller.
Literature
The Feller Needlework Collection: 2, p.87 for a discussion of this sampler.