Georgian Tapestries

A rare and vibrant early 18th century George II pictorial needlework depicting a courting couple dancing and drinking in front of a stylised oak t...

Georgian Sampler with country scene, stitched in 1810 by Mary Peers. The sampler is worked in silk on linen ground, in a variety of stitches. Meanderi...

Georgian Miniature Sampler, 1791, by Mary Faulke. The sampler is worked in silk on linen ground, in cross stitch throughout. Simple line border and d...

Georgian Sampler,1769, by Anne Duchemin 10yrs Old. The sampler is worked in silk on a linen ground, in cross stitch and Algerian eye. Meandering straw...

1824 Sampler by Mary Richards aged 13. The sampler is finely worked in silk on a linen ground. Meandering strawberry border. Colours black, blue, green, gold, silver, brown and pink....

Scottish sampler, 1808, by Flora Kerr, Glasgow. The sampler is worked in silk on linen ground, in cross stitch and Algerian eye. Meandering strawberry...

An exquisite early to mid-18th century English petit-point needlework tapestry picture, of floral design, circa 1730-1750. Why we like it This is an incredibly rare example of n...

1741 Band Sampler by Elizabeth Buckingam. The sampler is worked in silk and linen ground, in a variety of stitches including Algerian eye. Decorated borde...

18th century George III silk embroidered nautical scene, circa 1780, a refined picture made by hand-embroidered silk on silk, with hand painted details, depicting a version of the Classic "Sailor's Farewell" with a Patrician young lady standing on shore leaning against a fouled anchor, with a ship sailing away in the background with presumably her beau. The quality of the embroidery is exquisite as is typical with these early silks, and the painted details include very delicately done facial features, hair, arms and feet. The image is in an oval cartouche bordered by silk thread bound to resemble a braid of the lass' hair, and is placed above the embroidered legend "HOPE." These silk embroideries are thought to be the work of young ladies, no doubt from the upper classes to be able to afford such a dear material (as opposed to the thread and linen used by the middle class gals in their much more common finishing school Samplers. Georgian embroideries most often depicted stylized mourning or genre scenes; nautical pictures are really quite scarce. This is a lovely companion piece to another Georgian nautical silk embroidery we have listed. Silk is extremely fragile and does not age well over the centuries, so this piece is actually in extremely good condition. There is some discoloration, mostly around the perimeter, probably due to sunlight o perhaps some water over the years. Between subject and condition, this is one of the best Georgian silk embroidery...

18th century George III silk embroidered nautical scene, circa 1780, a refined picture made by hand-embroidered silk on silk, with hand painted details, depicting a version of the Classic "Sailor's Farewell" with a Patrician young lady in melancholic pose on shore leaning against an anchor, gazing at a ship sailing away over the horizon with presumably her beau. The quality of the embroidery is exquisite as is typical with these early silks, and the painted details include very delicately done facial features and hair, as well as the wispy clouds in the blue sky. These silk embroideries are thought to be the work of young ladies, no doubt from the upper classes to be able to afford such a dear material (as opposed to the thread and linen used by the middle class gals in their much more common finishing school Samplers. Georgian embroideries most often depicted stylized mourning or genre scenes; nautical pictures are really quite scarce. The ocean here is embroidered in a manner which seems reminiscent of Chinese Export work. This is a lovely companion piece to another Georgian nautical silk embroidery we have listed. Silk is extremely fragile and does not age well over the centuries, so this piece is actually in very good condition relative to most you would see. There are some rust stains coming through from nails in the mounting, several short tears from the backing, and some discoloration probably due to sunlight. Between subject and condition, it is probably the best Georgian silk embroidery...

This lovely pair of needlework panels represent a women's labor and command at home decor which would have been important in establishing her soci...