Lot 323
TWO RELATED GEORGE III SCOTTISH NEEDLEWORK SAMPLERS WORKED BY SISTERS
DATED 1792 AND 1803
Auction: 23 October 2013 at 12:00 BST
Description
worked in silk on linen, each with two rows of alphabets and number sequences above the text 'At the Nativity of Christ our Lord / The Angels did rejoice with one accord. / let Christians imitate them here on earth, / And keep this feast with joy and civi[a]l mirth' above a ribbon-tied flowering garland and jardiniere with flowering plants flanked by rectangular pedestals, one signed and dated 'Mary Green Finished this / September the 6 1792', the other 'Elizabeth Green Finished this / January 1803', framed (2)
Dimensions
32cm wide, 32cm wide (sight size)
Footnote
Note: It is believed that Elizabeth Green was baptised in 1792, and was the niece of Robert Green, a clockmaker in Edinburgh who married Christian Deuchar, the only daughter of David Deuchar who owned Morningside estate in Edinburgh. He was the man who discovered, taught and introduced people to the painter Henry Raeburn. It is thought that Mary Green was Elizabeth's sister.