Framed Needlework Sampler "Caroline Brice,"

Description:

Framed Needlework Sampler "Caroline Brice," London, 1836, wrought in silk on linen, with a floral border and field, flanking St. Paul's Cathedral, with a virtuous verse, inscribed "Caroline Brice wrought at Mrs Maunder's Seminary Thorverton 1836," ht. 21 3/4, wd. 18 1/4 in.
Estimate $200-300

soiling and discoloration to the ground, and three small areas of loss towards the border.


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