Lot Essay
An inscribed label on the reverse reads "This sampler was presented to Dr. Reid in April 1926 by Ms. Philips of Bednall - It belonged to her Great, Great, Great Grandmother"
Details
A sampler by Sarah Skey, worked in shades of cream and brown silks with a verse "Brothers" and spot motifs including flowering trees, stags and butterflies, within a stylised floral border--12½in x 15½in., framed and glazed, early 19th century
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