Mary Austen's Mid 19th C. Alphabet Sampler with Many Birds antique studio photos this appears to be a

this appears to be a complete

carved wooden pins for nails I believe and it looks to me as if there is at least one small carved bone pin used (visible in a hole at the top (documented in detail photo

Thay come in their original slide top box

I believe--hard to know if the younger women here are the wives of the wounded

9" t x 8 3/8" across at handles x 6 3/8" d the other way

Mary Austen's Mid 19th C. Alphabet Sampler with Many Birds antique studio photos this appears to be aA few losses to this one on the border, and to a couple of numbers but I really love those birds lined up in a row facing in the same direction, and another pair facing each other at the foot of a large tree. Signed by a Mary Austen, and my guess is that the "54" at center right is the year. I like samplers that roll a bunch of things together in what feels like an improvisatory sort of way, and this is very much one of those. 11" x 7 1 8". A bit of