Early 19th Century Alphabet Sampler with Fantastic Border on Homespun Linen squiggle pattern with some dark spots to

with some dark spots to the wood of his torso

This paper weaving came out of a kindergarten album dated 1909

which I regard as the most special thing I found at Brimfield--purchased from Stephen Corrigan (Stephen-Douglas) who I regard as having the most good and special things around

And just right set on this simple tabletop

Early 19th Century Alphabet Sampler with Fantastic Border on Homespun Linen squiggle pattern with some dark spots toIt is the fantastic embroidered border which happily consumes much of the space! that really sold me on this American schoolgirl sampler, which dates sometime between 1800 1830 I believe. Details show it best two borders, really, with this wonderful snaking vine punctuated with a variety of flowers in between. With a cross stitch alphabet at center, and then again in lower case with numbers 1,2,3,4 running along the bottom, uninterrupted. The color on