SOLD A.E. Farnsworth's 1878 Linen Mending and Darning Schoolwork Sampler in Red Wayne B. Blouch drawing Barely if at all used

Barely if at all used

orange and yellow where the circles intersect

pretty much flat top surface

For each college or university targeted

It is mounted to a cardboard backing that measures 5"x5"

SOLD A.E. Farnsworth's 1878 Linen Mending and Darning Schoolwork Sampler in Red Wayne B. Blouch drawing Barely if at all usedIt's hard to tell scale from photos, I know, but the red darned square on this small 1878 schoolgirl sewing sampler is as precise as any I've ever seen the stitches are teeny teeny teeny tiny, and it's really a beautiful thing. I tend to prefer these sewing skill samplers, practicing mending and darning and seam work, etc. to alphabet samplers (except of the very unusual variety) as these feel so crisp and contemporary; so often white on white and all