Louise Meyer’s 1884 Red and White Darning Sampler on Linen vintage molded plastic cups The Gift 3 box has

The Gift 3 box has its original label

hand-built and painted with dark brown slip

4 1/4" long x 1 1/2" wide with some roughness to the end of the handle

and the legs move easily forward and back

Louise Meyer’s 1884 Red and White Darning Sampler on Linen vintage molded plastic cups The Gift 3 box hasIn my dream life I would have a whole room filled with antique darning samplers along the lines of this one; I find them fantastically beautiful, and quite modern feeling, and really love the fact that they were made by cutting gashes in the cloth to then be repaired. This one is dated 1884 and was done by a Louise Meyer. I am no great expert, but based on its manner and the linen on which it was done, I believe this one is likely American. (I found