Very Sweet Small Early Alphabet Sampler in Lovely Old Frame antique fire alarm ) and chisel carefully collaged

) and chisel carefully collaged of canceled postage stamps

I cannot authenticate the age or authenticity of this head

12" long x 7 3/4" wide (at wheels)

Surely some commentary happening here about the exertion of power of various sorts

I'd think maybe cut down from a larger piece

Very Sweet Small Early Alphabet Sampler in Lovely Old Frame antique fire alarm ) and chisel carefully collagedI just loved the super simple purity and small scale of this antique sampler, nothing more than a small a to z, minus in the old English manner the j and and with what I believe is referred to as a printer's s before the regular s. And then a 5, perhaps the age of its maker when she did it. It seems possible this was cut down from a large one, as it appears there are a few stray brown threads near the top, but it's a bit hard to tell. The sampler,