Sweet Old Floral Petit Point on Dark Blue Wool squirrel hair and David Simpson

and David Simpson

specifically

14 1/4" tall x 7 1/2" wide

The lid opens easily and snaps tightly closed

There is some loss of paint on the lower halves of the skiers' costumes and a few scratches and marks on the surface of the plate

Sweet Old Floral Petit Point on Dark Blue Wool squirrel hair and David SimpsonThis little petit point on wool embroidery just makes me happy; as with old samplers, I think it wonderfully caries the hand and sensibility of its maker, and I love it all the more for its moth holes and lost stitches. While it reads as black in these photos, the wool backing is a dark blue, and indeed there are a few small holes near the top right edge. It is sold as found in a very old, pretty worn gilded wood frame, the wood back of which shows