Lot 100
SCOTTISH SCHOOLGIRL NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER
DATED 1822
Auction: 26 March 2013 at 11:00 GMT
£1,625
Description
worked by Jean Gerard, aged 12 years, in coloured silks on linen, a border of pink flowers encloses numerous motifs, including roses, flowering baskets, birds and assorted animals, the central house flanked by two large oak trees beneath a diamond shaped reserve containing the Lord's Prayer, with six pairs of family initials and a written message from the artist, framed and glazed
Dimensions
31.5cm wide, 42cm high