Antique c. 1880s Miniature Sampler with Out of Order Alphabet! trump markers with really no signs of

with really no signs of wear

There's a fair amount of paint loss and cracking

My favorite Oaxacan alebrije are classic

6" long x 1 3/4" wide x 1" deep

with original matches still inside

Antique c. 1880s Miniature Sampler with Out of Order Alphabet! trump markers with really no signs ofOh, a sampler made completely after my own heart, with the alphabet arranged entirely according to the whim of the girl who made it! (Why shouldn't the Q follow the G and precede the P and then the B?) This makes me completely and totally happy. Someone more knowledgable than I dates it to about 1880s, and deciphered the name of the genius who made it as G. B. Chambers, spelled out on the last line, though there is a bit of thread loss on the G and B.