Catalog Auction info Test Timed Online Auction (#10004) 02/15/2018 9:30 PM EST - 02/24/2018 9:30 PM PDT CLOSED! Starts Ending 02/24/2018 4:30 AM PDT Lot #214Elizabeth Downs Needlework Sampler Click image to enlarge PreviousNextSimilar Items Lot closed - unsold Ask a question Test Timed Online Auction (#10004) 02/15/2018 9:30 PM EST - 02/24/2018 9:30 PM PDT CLOSED! Starts Ending 02/24/2018 4:30 AM PDT Description Description Shipping Terms Elizabeth Downs Needlework Sampler, England, c. 1818, stitched in silk on a fine linen background, six lines of verse from the poem "To A Friend Under Affliction" above a finely rendered image of Britannia within a crowned oval and two vine enclosed panels reading "Elizabeth/Downs/Her Work/Finished/in the/Fourteenth/Year of her/Age in the/Year of our/Lord 1818," with birds, flowers, and urns of roses, all surrounded by a flower and vine border, framed, ht. 16 3/4, wd. 12 1/2 in. (sight). Estimate $600-800 The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. {label_shipping_info} {shipping_info} {label_terms} {terms}
