Miniature Needlework Sampler "Elizabeth Ebblewhite"

Description

Late 18th century
Worked in silk threads on a fine linen ground, with alphanumeric lines above floral, scroll, and sawtooth borders and a pictorial register of birds flanking a potted flower, above the maker's name and age.
Sight 6 x 4 1/4 inches.

Provenance:
M. Finkel & Daughter, 23 December 2003.

Condition

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Miniature Needlework Sampler "Elizabeth Ebblewhite"

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