THREE SAMPLERS; INCLUDING AN EARLY VICTORIAN ALPHABET SAMPLER WORKED BY MARY BLACK, AGED 14 YEARS 1848 (3)
Estimate: |
£150 - £250
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Hammer price:
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£200 |
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.
Depicting a house with animals and the alphabet to the upper half, 46 x 46.5cm; a smaller alphabet sampler worked by Jemima Henrietta Brown, 26.5cm high and another band sampler worked by Jemima Brown, 44.5cm high
Condition report:
The first: worked in coloured wools, although faded with some wear a commensurate to age. Later framed.
The smaller two worked in silks and wools. General wear fading and discolouration. Some holes and losses, particularly to the smaller alphabet.