SOLD A.E. Farnsworth's 1880 Linen Sewing and Darning Schoolwork Sampler in Blue antique wooden case I removed an old bandaid

I removed an old bandaid on the backside bottom that was acting as a wall bumper

If ever there was an elephant sculpture that conveyed the essence of an elephant

and do think they would be truly fabulous for holding an updo in place

but really no biography

produced by cutting out a template of a chair then spattering ink around it

SOLD A.E. Farnsworth's 1880 Linen Sewing and Darning Schoolwork Sampler in Blue antique wooden case I removed an old bandaidOne of two beautifully executed 19th century British sewing samplers I'm listing today, both completed by a A. E. Farnsworth, this larger one in 1880. As with the other, the blue darned square on this one is as precise as any I've ever seen the stitches are teeny teeny teeny tiny, and its just a beautiful thing. I tend to prefer these sewing skill samplers, practicing mending and darning and seamwork, etc. to alphabet samplers (except of the very