Nicely Naive 1827 Schoolgirl Sampler Signed H.G gift for the cook or could serve sink-side for

or could serve sink-side for stashing rings

apparently there was a tavern trick to cover the holes around the top and drink from one of the spouts like a straw in order to win the bet

and I think that is likely correct

if he had a body

It was a mid-size show

Nicely Naive 1827 Schoolgirl Sampler Signed H.G gift for the cook or could serve sink-side forI am not a great expert on samplers, and will leave the very fine examples to those who are; it is the more naive and personally expressive examples that attract me, like this one. Dated 1827, I love it for the irregularity of the letters (that wide "V" and "N"s, the curvy "Z", and the "5" that is barely there), and for the mish most of imagery. scattered around. I assume H. G are the initials of its maker, but at the end of the alphabet are also