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...

This exquisite petit-point needlework picture showcases a beautifully arranged bouquet of lilies, peonies, cornflowers, tulips, and other delicate flowers. The intricate craftsmanshi...

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...

The picture retains its original gilt frame. The image is rendered in a mixture of silkwork and hand painted decoration and depicts the injured traveler on the roadside being aided by the Samaritan while the Levite and the Priest are seen in the distance. This parable is told by Jesus in the Gospel of Luke. A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who both stripped him and beat him, and departed, leaving him half dead. By chance a certain priest was going down that way. When he saw him, he passed by on the other side. In the same way a Levite also, when he came to the place, and saw him, passed by on the other side. But a certain Samaritan, as he travelled, came where he was. When he saw him, he was moved with compassion, came to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. He set him on his own animal, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him. On the next day, when he departed, he took out two denarii, gave them to the host, and said to him, 'Take care of him. Whatever you spend beyond that, I will repay you when I return.' Now which of these three do you think seemed to be a neighbor to him who fell among the robbers?" This work is vastly bigger than 19th century silkwork pictures...

Georgian Woolwork embroidered picture of a castle by a Lake. The embroidery is worked in wool on canvas ground, in a variety of stitches. Pictorial scene depicts a castle by a lake. ...

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...