Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - 30th March 2022

Lot 118

A GEORGE I NEEDLEWORK BAND SAMPLER

Estimate £200 - £300

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Description

A GEORGE I NEEDLEWORK BAND SAMPLER

DATED '1723'

worked with coloured silks and metal thread on a linen ground, with various crowns, alphabets, numerals and geometric designs and a band of darns, signed indistinctly 'Jane Hoffler Sept 16 Ano Dom 1723', in a later glazed frame

46.1 x 20.5cm

Provenance

By descent, through the family of F. Shaw, Brothers Tanneries of America & Canada.