Antique Schoolgirl Crocheted Lace on Colorful Cloth Sampler Book antique brass stencil disk and know that he was

and know that he was creating drawings up until very near to the time of his death

no cracks or chips that I can see

The base is red painted wood

with the same form and black bristles marked as such on its handle

Antique Schoolgirl Crocheted Lace on Colorful Cloth Sampler Book antique brass stencil disk and know that he wasI've become really enamored of all sorts of schoolgirl samplers needlework alphabet samplers, sure, but more so the less common to find woven and folded paper samplers, and darning samplers, and crochet samplers like this one. And this little humbly sewn together book, composed of richly colored cut cotton cloth and filled with dozens of little crocheted bits, is about the most charming thing I can imagine, just teeming with the love and care of many