SOLD A.E. Farnsworth's 1878 Linen Mending and Darning Schoolwork Sampler in Red Wayne B. Blouch drawing 1920s or 30s I would

1920s or 30s I would guess

for the Archives of American Art’s Nanette L

orange and yellow where the circles intersect

made of bone

SOLD A.E. Farnsworth's 1878 Linen Mending and Darning Schoolwork Sampler in Red Wayne B. Blouch drawing 1920s or 30s I wouldIt'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