Sweet Old Floral Petit Point on Dark Blue Wool antique sewing while the box is very

while the box is very worn and taped together a bit on the sides

I've polished the silver some and it could be polished a bit more

I was struck at the moment by the similarities among them in their charming

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rendered in that amazing Persian blue with green belly and wings

Sweet Old Floral Petit Point on Dark Blue Wool antique sewing while the box is veryThis 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