French Red and White Darning Sampler with Out of Order Alphabet handblown Murano glass A mix of rustic and

A mix of rustic and refined

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but surely they were a dog lover

but it would also be great as a caddy for art supplies

French Red and White Darning Sampler with Out of Order Alphabet handblown Murano glass A mix of rustic andI'm forever ogling antique darning samplers, especially very old Dutch ones, which are just exquisite (and very very dear.) This French one, done by a 14 year old Chantal Cheviot (signed on the edging on reverse) in the earlyish 20th century I would guess, is not one of those but I really like in other ways, including for the out of order alphabet, the reason for which I have no idea! The darning exercises on the bottom half were truly that one can