SOLD A.E. Farnsworth's 1878 Linen Mending and Darning Schoolwork Sampler in Red Wayne B. Blouch drawing for the Archives of American

for the Archives of American Art’s Nanette L

1920s or 30s I would guess

which photos don't quite do it justice as it really unfolds in the round

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

pretty much flat top surface

SOLD A.E. Farnsworth's 1878 Linen Mending and Darning Schoolwork Sampler in Red Wayne B. Blouch drawing for the Archives of AmericanIt'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