Early 19th Century Alphabet Sampler with Fantastic Border on Homespun Linen squiggle pattern I’d put a hook on

I’d put a hook on the back and hang it on the wall

with some dark spots to the wood of his torso

I do seem to be having a bit of a horse moment

In addition to those striped embroidered eyes

which I regard as the most special thing I found at Brimfield--purchased from Stephen Corrigan (Stephen-Douglas) who I regard as having the most good and special things around

Early 19th Century Alphabet Sampler with Fantastic Border on Homespun Linen squiggle pattern I’d put a hook onIt is the fantastic embroidered border which happily consumes much of the space! that really sold me on this American schoolgirl sampler, which dates sometime between 1800 1830 I believe. Details show it best two borders, really, with this wonderful snaking vine punctuated with a variety of flowers in between. With a cross stitch alphabet at center, and then again in lower case with numbers 1,2,3,4 running along the bottom, uninterrupted. The color on