Wonderful 19th C. Signed Pennsylvania Needlepoint Sampler on Homespun Linen chinthe and useful

and useful

Very skillfully carved

where I was reluctant to by any paper for fear of it being destroyed

6" l x 5 1/2" d x 2 3/4" t

18 1/2" x 7 1/2" t not including nails

Wonderful 19th C. Signed Pennsylvania Needlepoint Sampler on Homespun Linen chinthe and usefulThe colors and naive treatment of the imagery on this 19th c. needlepoint make it feel about as close to a Fraktur drawing as any I've come across, which makes it just about the ultimate needlework to me! Surrounding this great stately manor on all sides are flowers and shrubs of many sorts, some potted and some growing free and some with birds perched atop them, as well as a wonderfully duck at upper left, a dog and a deer at upper right, and a pair