SOLD A.E. Farnsworth's 1880 Linen Sewing and Darning Schoolwork Sampler in Blue antique wooden case produced by cutting out a

produced by cutting out a template of a chair then spattering ink around it

so I scoop them up whenever I find them

I am guessing mid 19th century

while these are matte

Painting measures 12" x 10"

SOLD A.E. Farnsworth's 1880 Linen Sewing and Darning Schoolwork Sampler in Blue antique wooden case produced by cutting out aOne of two beautifully executed 19th century British sewing samplers I'm listing today, both completed by a A. E. Farnsworth, this larger one in 1880. As with the other, the blue darned square on this one is as precise as any I've ever seen the stitches are teeny teeny teeny tiny, and its just a beautiful thing. I tend to prefer these sewing skill samplers, practicing mending and darning and seamwork, etc. to alphabet samplers (except of the very