Deeply Empathetic Antique Folk Art Pig and Plough work basket I'd guess the young woman

I'd guess the young woman who created this sampler did not expect it would be around 200 or so years later

is very much on all of our minds (and being courted relentlessly)--and so an envelope addressed to Hell

Hill (NYC) are alphabet blocks from the 2nd half of the 19th century

each 4 1/2” x 3 1/2”

Really great looking I think

Deeply Empathetic Antique Folk Art Pig and Plough work basket I'd guess the young womanHow could I possibly resist? The dealer I purchased this from told me that when she purchased it many years ago there were remnants of an old wire connecting the pig to plough; but really, what a burden for this sweet pig, I think better he's been liberated! It also seems that perhaps theirs was an old "make do" marriage the pig is quite old, but the plough seems ancient! Happily the pig balances well on its nail legs standing atop the plough now, a