Lot 636 | period-oak-treen-country-furniture-december-2023-day-2 | Wilkinsons Auctioneers Doncaster

Lot 636

A Historical Early Scottish Sampler by Annabella Maxwell dated 1734, with an amazing provenance. Typically sewn predominantly in green and red with stylised bands, and incorporating a family register with full names of parents, four grandparents and eight great grandparents. [Her father was John 2nd Baronet Maxwell of Pollock House, her mother Barbara Stuart, daughter of the Solicitor General for Scotland; their line going back to the Royal Stuarts and even Robert the Bruce via his daughter Marjorie]. 17½” x 8” (45 cm x 20 cm) excluding the frame.

Sold for: £440

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A Historical Early Scottish Sampler by Annabella Maxwell dated 1734, with an amazing provenance. Typically sewn predominantly in green and red with stylised bands, and incorporating a family register with full names of parents, four grandparents and eight great grandparents. [Her father was John 2nd Baronet Maxwell of Pollock House, her mother Barbara Stuart, daughter of the Solicitor General for Scotland; their line going back to the Royal Stuarts and even Robert the Bruce via his daughter Marjorie]. 17½” x 8” (45 cm x 20 cm) excluding the frame.