Lion with Key, Figures, Alphabet and More, c. Early 19th Century Needlepoint Sampler Worked From All Sides amos j blake with light general wear and

with light general wear and a couple of creases to the photo showing white at lower left corner

I just thought what a completely gorgeous and stunning thing

emphatic assertion of the feminine

most of the figures with tabs added on reverse for standing them up

The knobs and pins and inlays are definitely meant to look like gem stones

Lion with Key, Figures, Alphabet and More, c. Early 19th Century Needlepoint Sampler Worked From All Sides amos j blake with light general wear andI am more or less certain this is European, early 19th century or so I believe. I love the lion, of course, with wonderfully winding and branching tail, and also really like it for having been worked in the round from all sides, which I've rarely seen. With what appears to me a family of four figures facing the inverse direction (maybe a pet, too?), and a couple of flowering trees around the corner from them. The alphabet marches around in the same