Salle Jessup, 1791 Small Alphabet Sampler with Staccato Rhythm cottongrass I personally especially like them

I personally especially like them displayed with the legs turned all the way around

I am pretty certain this sweet

With some years on it and in in great shape

The darkening of the ground toward the top of the painting is also a bit unexpected

these fantastic starry eyes and stitches along the border that both hold it on and give it a hairline

Salle Jessup, 1791 Small Alphabet Sampler with Staccato Rhythm cottongrass I personally especially like themI know from the seller of this one that the maker, who cross stitched her name here in 1791, was Sarah "Salle" Jessup (b. 1772) of Palmyra, NY. I've been thinking a lot lately about how young the United States is, and how close at hand, really, the American Revolution which has me feeling especially keen to hold 18th century American things in my hands. So while this is a small, humble sampler, I could not leave it behind, and I like the staccato