SOLD A.E. Farnsworth's 1880 Linen Sewing and Darning Schoolwork Sampler in Blue evil eye with a little wear/one stain

with a little wear/one stain to the emdroidery on the pouch

A tiny bit of breakage to the red dyed splints at the very center of the lid (I have yet to find one of these where that is not the case) but overall great condition

It appears to be hand-painted porcelain

but the wooden bottom half is sound and makes a great frame for them

found in New Hampshire but I'd guess British

SOLD A.E. Farnsworth's 1880 Linen Sewing and Darning Schoolwork Sampler in Blue evil eye with a little wear/one stainOne of two beautifully executed 19th century British sewing samplers I'm listing today, both completed by a A. E. Farnsworth, this larger one in 1880. As with the other, the blue darned square on this one is as precise as any I've ever seen the stitches are teeny teeny teeny tiny, and its just a beautiful thing. I tend to prefer these sewing skill samplers, practicing mending and darning and seamwork, etc. to alphabet samplers (except of the very