Antique Needlework Sampler on Linen with Triple Alphabet, House, Flowers riddle drawing So relaxed he looks

So relaxed he looks

then players alternately use the hook tool to try to lift and extract pieces without disturbing any others

) The whole thing fits perfectly over one's head and face

The smaller measures 4 1/2" wide x 2 1/2" tall

Antique Needlework Sampler on Linen with Triple Alphabet, House, Flowers riddle drawing So relaxed he looksI'd guess the young woman who created this sampler did not expect it would be around 200 or so years later, so may not have thought much about using very light color threads that would more or less disappear as it aged. The linen backing and needlework itself has held up extremely well and appears almost completely intact, but the linen has darkened and the needlework faded, so it lives now as a very sweet but quite subtle piece, which I love but