19th Century Needlepoint Sampler with Parrot, Pistols, and Fleur de Lis folding box and there must once have

and there must once have been a crank mechanism that this "wheel" connected to

or re-papered

The basket is sturdy and still quite useful for carrying things

Wear at upper left corner

some of these had ornately turned posts

19th Century Needlepoint Sampler with Parrot, Pistols, and Fleur de Lis folding box and there must once haveForgive my not so great photos of this terrific antique sampler, finely executed by a Caroline Waldimand (or perhaps Haldimand), age 9, in the mid 1800s I believe. As there is an unfinished edge across the top, it seems possible this was once a larger piece, perhaps with with an alphabet above, now lost. The fleur de lis at center makes me think perhaps Caroline was Canadian, and I have found mention of some Waldimand and Haldimands both in the