Nicely Naive 1827 Schoolgirl Sampler Signed H.G ebony lion and then wonderful decorative forms

and then wonderful decorative forms down the middle: windmill-like shapes at the center of each side

and pass most by without a close look

with just a bit of pink stain on the reverse

On the bottom he has written his name in pencil -- which appears

perhaps being the reason those those leaves are glowing yellow

Nicely Naive 1827 Schoolgirl Sampler Signed H.G ebony lion and then wonderful decorative formsI am not a great expert on samplers, and will leave the very fine examples to those who are; it is the more naive and personally expressive examples that attract me, like this one. Dated 1827, I love it for the irregularity of the letters (that wide "V" and "N"s, the curvy "Z", and the "5" that is barely there), and for the mish most of imagery. scattered around. I assume H. G are the initials of its maker, but at the end of the alphabet are also