Louise Meyer’s 1884 Red and White Darning Sampler on Linen vintage molded plastic cups hand-built and painted with dark

hand-built and painted with dark brown slip

The Gift 3 box has its original label

and one that looks to have once had hooks at its paws

He is initialed on the the back with what looks like JG

This old ship in a bottle whimsy has accumulated a good amount of dust and dirt inside over the years

Louise Meyer’s 1884 Red and White Darning Sampler on Linen vintage molded plastic cups hand-built and painted with darkIn my dream life I would have a whole room filled with antique darning samplers along the lines of this one; I find them fantastically beautiful, and quite modern feeling, and really love the fact that they were made by cutting gashes in the cloth to then be repaired. This one is dated 1884 and was done by a Louise Meyer. I am no great expert, but based on its manner and the linen on which it was done, I believe this one is likely American. (I found