Very Sweet Red and White Thread on Hand-woven Linen Antique Monogrammed Schoolgirl Darning Sampler Murray &. Lanman all the more so for

all the more so for being done on a lined examination booklet

making him feel less of like a butterfly and more of an old man (more pronounced on one side than the other due to wear to the litho

this is just about the most perfect kitchen implement I can imagine

3rd quarter 19th century I would guess

and I'd guess French) and was beloved enough for someone to build a whole box around her

Very Sweet Red and White Thread on Hand-woven Linen Antique Monogrammed Schoolgirl Darning Sampler Murray &. Lanman all the more so forMy favorite darning samples are the very fine early Dutch ones and also very folky examples like this one, which I believe is American, late 19th century or so, and quite likely extracted from a sewing sample notebook done by a girl in school. Here, you can really see, and feel, each stitch, back and forth, working very hard to build those grids! Super sweet. Red and white cotton thread on linen. 6 7 8" x 6 1 4" Good condition, with one small stain to