Mary Davis' Early Sampler with Flame Stitch, Alphabets, Flower and Verse wooden boot amaze and dazzle me

amaze and dazzle me

Pull down on his legs

There is a bit of loss the far edge of the sliding piece

Photos tell the story best--I have included a representative sampling

and there are no parts that have fallen off inside

Mary Davis' Early Sampler with Flame Stitch, Alphabets, Flower and Verse wooden boot amaze and dazzle meAnother example of the sort of sampler I love, which would definitely benefit from a better frame, but I'm very glad it's been kept safe as it is an early and delicate one. Part of what makes it especially special is the passage of flame stitch filling the top quarter, surely faded and clearly showing loss but very beautiful still. Then this verse under the alphabet and numbers, with long "s" 's everywhere, signed by Mary Davis just underneath, and