Upper Slaughter Manor, The Collection of Micheál & Elizabeth Feller - Day 2 - 10th November 2021

Lot 801

AN AMERICAN NEEDLEWORK DARNING SCHOOL SAMPLER

Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £2500

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Description

AN AMERICAN NEEDLEWORK DARNING SCHOOL SAMPLER

BY RACHEL PASSMORE, PENNSYLVANIA

worked with seven differing darning square designs, signed and dated 'Rachel Passmore West Town 1819', in a glazed mahogany frame

24.6 x 28.1cm

Provenance

Sotheby's New York, Important American Schoolgirl Embroideries: The Landmark Collection of Betty Ring, 22nd January 2012, lot 635.

N. Finkel & Daughter, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Upper Slaughter Manor, The Collection of Micheál and Elizabeth Feller.