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AN ENGLISH BAND SAMPLER
Mid-17th Century
Embroidered in coloured silks with bands of fruiting vines, acorns and other stylised flowers, with three boxers, the central alphabet worked upside down, the lower half with whitework bands with cutwork detailing and spot motifs including a monkey and an owl, framed and glazed
9 in. x 38 in. (25 cm. x 98 cm.)
Mid-17th Century
Embroidered in coloured silks with bands of fruiting vines, acorns and other stylised flowers, with three boxers, the central alphabet worked upside down, the lower half with whitework bands with cutwork detailing and spot motifs including a monkey and an owl, framed and glazed
9 in. x 38 in. (25 cm. x 98 cm.)