An unfinished band sampler worked in ivory, blue and green silks, with a band of whitework at the top with detached buttonhole stitch and drawn threadwork forming stylised flowerheads, an alphabet below and various bands including stylised acorns, roses and a broken twig, mainly in cross, double running and stem stitches--6 x 17in. (17 x 44cm.), second half of 17th century, English, framed and glazed

细节
An unfinished band sampler worked in ivory, blue and green silks, with a band of whitework at the top with detached buttonhole stitch and drawn threadwork forming stylised flowerheads, an alphabet below and various bands including stylised acorns, roses and a broken twig, mainly in cross, double running and stem stitches--6 x 17in. (17 x 44cm.), second half of 17th century, English, framed and glazed
See Colour Plate

来源
David Knight Collection.