Lot Essay
Attached is a note: Marked by native girls in Mrs. Winckler's school, Madras
SAMPLERS AND EMBROIDERED PICTURES
A miniature sampler marked by Poomathoo worked in coloured silks with a bible verse in English, and the same also in Tamil, with a flower basket flanked by squirrels, attached to board covered in pink silk, the corners trimmed with pink bows--4 x 4in. (10.5 x 10cm), circa 1840
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A miniature sampler marked by Poomathoo worked in coloured silks with a bible verse in English, and the same also in Tamil, with a flower basket flanked by squirrels, attached to board covered in pink silk, the corners trimmed with pink bows--4 x 4in. (10.5 x 10cm), circa 1840
See Illustration
See Illustration