Upper Slaughter Manor, The Collection of Micheál & Elizabeth Feller - Day 2 - 10th November 2021
Lot 769
λ A GEORGE IV NORTHERN IRISH NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £200
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Description
λ A GEORGE IV NORTHERN IRISH NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER
BY JANE AGNEW
worked with polychrome wool and silk with cross and eyelet stitches on a linen ground, with a central virtuous verse from Anna Barbauld (1743-1825) within a border of embellished Scottish letterd which incorporate mythical beasts and stylized blossoms, signed and dated 'Jane Agnew Donaghadee, November 16 1820', in a later glazed rosewood frame
39.8 x 43.5cm
Provenance
Upper Slaughter Manor, The Collection of Micheál and Elizabeth Feller.
Literature
The Feller Needlework Collection: 2, p.231 for a discussion of this sampler.