Wonderful 19th C. Signed Pennsylvania Needlepoint Sampler on Homespun Linen antique sailor cosh Written in pencil

Written in pencil

11 1/4" x 3 1/4" w x 2 3/4" and in very good

like subtle shadows

16 1/4" long x 10 3/4" tall x 1 3/4" deep

Wonderful 19th C. Signed Pennsylvania Needlepoint Sampler on Homespun Linen antique sailor cosh Written in pencilThe 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