Wonderful 19th C. Signed Pennsylvania Needlepoint Sampler on Homespun Linen antique sailor cosh Nice aging to the great

Nice aging to the great paint job

Super sweet but with just the right little dose of menacing

A wonderful addition to a collection of baskets or simply a beautiful thing in which to store a few treasures

16 1/4" long x 10 3/4" tall x 1 3/4" deep

Written in pencil

Wonderful 19th C. Signed Pennsylvania Needlepoint Sampler on Homespun Linen antique sailor cosh Nice aging to the greatThe colors and naive treatment of the imagery on this 19th c. needlepoint make it feel about as close to a Fraktur drawing as any I've come across, which makes it just about the ultimate needlework to me! Surrounding this great stately manor on all sides are flowers and shrubs of many sorts, some potted and some growing free and some with birds perched atop them, as well as a wonderfully duck at upper left, a dog and a deer at upper right, and a pair