Wonderful 19th C. Signed Pennsylvania Needlepoint Sampler on Homespun Linen deer in undergrowth Frame shows a little wear

Frame shows a little wear and surface loss at bottom right corner

it features the work of 15 painters and sculptors "selected simply as individuals

function as a box

one of my favorite recent finds

a series of whose larger drawings on ledger people were featured in a recent collaboration between Critical Eye and Ricco/Maresca Gallery-- and a number of which are still available in the shop

Wonderful 19th C. Signed Pennsylvania Needlepoint Sampler on Homespun Linen deer in undergrowth Frame shows a little wearThe colors and naive treatment of the imagery on this 19th c. needlepoint make it feel about as close to a Fraktur drawing as any I've come across, which makes it just about the ultimate needlework to me! Surrounding this great stately manor on all sides are flowers and shrubs of many sorts, some potted and some growing free and some with birds perched atop them, as well as a wonderfully duck at upper left, a dog and a deer at upper right, and a pair