c. 1900 Dutch Darning Sampler: Blue and Red, Alphabet and Numbers ringer's Some wear as evident but

Some wear as evident but who cares

Surely made to be satirical

Cups measure 3 1/2" t x 2 3/4" in diameter

which in 1906 was this this cloisonné plate to mark the occasion--and what a lot of work went into each of them

which has glass on three sides and a domed roof on the interior

c. 1900 Dutch Darning Sampler: Blue and Red, Alphabet and Numbers ringer's Some wear as evident butOne of two Dutch darning samplers just in, arrived straight from Holland. Of course I'm forever on the hunt for exquisite 18th and early 19th century Dutch darning samplers, but those are very few and far between (and usually exorbitantly expensive). In the meantime, I'll always say yes to a nice younger one, this c. 1900, red and blue and white thread on white cotton cloth. I love the neat gridded organization (so Dutch!) and the progression of the