Glorious Antique French Ribbon Swatch Sample Card theorem roses Signed and dated 1998

Signed and dated 1998

with a blank back

to allow for a different configuration

Certainly one can never have too many books

and one who has long lived in the deep wild as a loner

Glorious Antique French Ribbon Swatch Sample Card theorem roses Signed and dated 1998This one makes me want to spend all my time searching for antique French ribbon samplers I do believe it is about the most perfectly beautiful thing I've seen or can imagine, a dream in color. Photos give a good sense, silk ribbon, glorious color, handwritten numbers next to each sample, and stamped Clavel and Cie. at upper right. Earlyish 20th c. I believe. 13 15 16" x 10 1 4" open (and why would yopu ever want to close it?!) Very good condition,