Micheál & Elizabeth Feller
“Never before has there been a book of needlework like this and never again might there be anonther.
Over 400 samplers dating from the 18th to the 20th centureies are recorded here in full colour, together with huswifs, pinballs, purses ans pockets.
There is so much in this Volume 2, in fact, that it has been decribed
Never before has there been gathered such samplers as those in Micheal and Elizabeth Feller’s world-class collection. Never before has ta reference collection of this extent been made available through the medium of photography ans expert descriptiion for lovers of needlework to enjoy and study, whereever they may happen to be, and whatever pace they chose to go.
Never before has a collector described their items with such sensitivity for their artistry and such a great fondness for the personal histories of the stitches.
Micheal and Elizabeth Feller’s collection has been lovingly brought together and restored over several decades. Their connoisseurship, fine eye and wealth of knowledge about early embroidered works, which is unsurpassed in the UK, make them the ideal guides and guardians of these treasures.
The inside of this jacket has charted patterns for stitching 2 replica samplers.
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Hardcover met stofomslag.
Het stofomslag kan uitgeklapt worden en bevat dan een groot en duidelijk patroon van een oude sampler.
stofomslag is niet beschadigd. Alleen een lichte kreukel onderaan, van halve centimeter hoogte (10 cm. breed)
24 x 31 cm.
Moet als postpakket worden verzonden, en ik verstuur het dan ook aangetekend.