About this lot

Description

Betty Barber, an embroidered sampler, 1809,

embroidered with plants and animals set within a repeating border of floral and geometric motifs
50 x 32cm



Provenance:
Collection of Mike Handford, 'Hillsleigh', Burford, Oxfordshire



Not removed from frame, so outer margins and reverse not available for inspection. Worn and faded commensurate with age and use. Some small losses to border noted and a dark drip stain along the right-hand edge. Losses to the embroidered typography. See additional images.

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