Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - 3rd October 2024
Lot 636
AN EARLY VICTORIAN NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER
Estimate £150 - £250 | Hammer £151
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Description
AN EARLY VICTORIAN NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER
BY CATHERINE ELIZABETH DEVEREUX, DATED '1844'
finely worked in colours on a linen ground with floral sprays above a commentary 'On Prayer', further foliage and the inscription 'Catherine Elizabeth Devereux June 21st 1844', inside a floral border, another inscribed 'Maria Leest 1849' worked with alphabets, numbers and a prayer amongst flowers and foliage and another similar inscribed 'Ada Matilda Clucas Aged 11' (3)
43 x 44.7cm (max)
Catalogue Note
The surname Clucas has its roots on the Isle of Man or Scottish Islands.