Sweet Old Floral Petit Point on Dark Blue Wool whimsey in a bottle Bowls measure 4 1/4" across

Bowls measure 4 1/4" across at lip

with a plastic hanger adhered to the back

curated by Dorothy Miller

and they ought to be planted in vessels worthy of them

For each college or university targeted

Sweet Old Floral Petit Point on Dark Blue Wool whimsey in a bottle Bowls measure 4 1/4" acrossThis little petit point on wool embroidery just makes me happy; as with old samplers, I think it wonderfully caries the hand and sensibility of its maker, and I love it all the more for its moth holes and lost stitches. While it reads as black in these photos, the wool backing is a dark blue, and indeed there are a few small holes near the top right edge. It is sold as found in a very old, pretty worn gilded wood frame, the wood back of which shows