Lot Essay
Stuck to the bottom of the sampler beneath the name cartouche is a hand written label with 1783
Details
A sampler by L. Langrifh
worked in coloured silks and metal threads with a verse in black silk framed by a naturalistic border of bluebells, carnation, roses and other flowers, with heralding angels and sunburst at the top--11½ x 18½in. (29 x 46cm), framed and glazed, late 18th century
See Front Cover Illustration
worked in coloured silks and metal threads with a verse in black silk framed by a naturalistic border of bluebells, carnation, roses and other flowers, with heralding angels and sunburst at the top--11½ x 18½in. (29 x 46cm), framed and glazed, late 18th century
See Front Cover Illustration