Mary Davis' Early Sampler with Flame Stitch, Alphabets, Flower and Verse home or as a paperweight (it's

or as a paperweight (it's solid and heavy) or hang it somewhere and set it swinging from time to time

like sailor’s valentines

7 1/2" x 5"

A total of 46 pages

and people gathered there in the evenings to tell stories and sing songs

Mary Davis' Early Sampler with Flame Stitch, Alphabets, Flower and Verse home or as a paperweight (it'sAnother example of the sort of sampler I love, which would definitely benefit from a better frame, but I'm very glad it's been kept safe as it is an early and delicate one. Part of what makes it especially special is the passage of flame stitch filling the top quarter, surely faded and clearly showing loss but very beautiful still. Then this verse under the alphabet and numbers, with long "s" 's everywhere, signed by Mary Davis just underneath, and