A George II sampler with silk embroidery, and an Irish George III needlework sampler Dated 1777 ...

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A George II sampler with silk embroidery, and an Irish George III needlework sampler Dated 1777 and 1797 The George II sampler initialled 'MW' centred with a silk embroidered white fox, the George III sampler by Mary Anne Robinson from Mountmelick School (presumably Mountmellick), size including the frame: 28cm wide, 2.5cm deep, 29cm high (11in wide, 0 1/2in deep, 11in high) and 37.5cm high (2) Footnotes: Provenance: The George III example: Christie's, South Kensington, 11 November 1986, according to old lot label verso For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing

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A George II sampler with silk embroidery, and an Irish George III needlework sampler Dated 1777 ...

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