Mary Davis' Early Sampler with Flame Stitch, Alphabets, Flower and Verse home but stable and sound

but stable and sound

coaxing the flowers to grow

I do believe the interior paper is original to the notebook

Made of cigar boxes

like sailor’s valentines

Mary Davis' Early Sampler with Flame Stitch, Alphabets, Flower and Verse home but stable and soundAnother example of the sort of sampler I love, which would definitely benefit from a better frame, but I'm very glad it's been kept safe as it is an early and delicate one. Part of what makes it especially special is the passage of flame stitch filling the top quarter, surely faded and clearly showing loss but very beautiful still. Then this verse under the alphabet and numbers, with long "s" 's everywhere, signed by Mary Davis just underneath, and