Y Two Scottish Needlework Samplers Early 19th Century - May 17, 2023 | Lyon & Turnbull In Scotland
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Y TWO SCOTTISH NEEDLEWORK SAMPLERS EARLY 19TH CENTURY

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Y TWO SCOTTISH NEEDLEWORK SAMPLERS EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Y TWO SCOTTISH NEEDLEWORK SAMPLERS EARLY 19TH CENTURY
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worked in silk on linen, the first with a wide band of stylised tulips above two reserves with bible passages, over a central fruiting tree, figures, cherubs, animals, and flowering plants, above a large house flanked by birds, flower baskets, in a painted rosewood frame; the second worked in silk on linen with a central four stanza hymn 'Why should we start, and fear to die?' by Isaac Watts, in a field filled with birds, insects, flowers, and trees, signed Sarah Ann Girm and dated June 16th 1831, inside a pink carnation border, in a cream mount and ebonised frame

(41cm x 42.5cm & 40.5cm x 40.5cm respectively)

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Y TWO SCOTTISH NEEDLEWORK SAMPLERS EARLY 19TH CENTURY

Estimate £300 - £500
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Starting Price £220
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