: TC1579
: Applied Art
: sampler
: Stranded cotton on cotton, mounted and framed. Cross stitch. Stylised floral border incorporating roses, daffodils, thistles; Royal coat-of-arms; legend: 'HER GRACIOUS MAJESTY ELIZABETH II' coach drawn by two horses, two horseguards behind; '1953' between two Beefeaters. Almost certainly worked from a kit or transfer; commemorates the Coronation of Elizabeth II. In plain pale wood frame.
: India (probably)
: 1953, dated
: HRH Queen of the United Kingdom Elizabeth II: coronation
: [Citation] Samplers in the City of Bristol Museum & Art Galler. cat.no 166.