Early 20th Century Dutch School Sampler with Seam and Button Work first aid book having googled cottages in Derbyshire

having googled cottages in Derbyshire

it is protected by a wonderfully worn leather cover

Sometimes the pewter or silver bottoms of flasks such as these were removable

the most  basic being sliding the tiles to put them in order from 1-15

and graduated from the Leningrad Art College in 1955

Early 20th Century Dutch School Sampler with Seam and Button Work first aid book having googled cottages in DerbyshireYes, antique needlepoint samplers are marvelous, but I've really fallen in love with humbler school work samplers of like this one, which is early 1900s Dutch, and purchased from a seller in the Netherlands. These to me have the feel of minimalist drawings or paintings very subtle, and all about line and materiality, with such an immediacy that I'd want to pin it straight on the wall from the top two corners and just let it hang loose. Crisp white