A GEORGE IV NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER

A GEORGE IV NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER by Ann Sayers, 1825, worked in coloured silks with bands of alphabets and numerals above baskets of flowers and seated figures, enclosing the verse My dear redeemer is above / Him will I go to see / And all my friends in Christ below / shall soon come after me, signed Ann sayers the 12 Years Of her Age 1825, over birds, trees, lions and a flowering urn, within a meandering border, framed and glazed. Frame 39.5cm by 45.5cm A few very minor bare patches in the borders where the blue lines are. No tears. In generally good condition, commensurate with age.

Estimate:£120

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