Nicely Naive 1827 Schoolgirl Sampler Signed H.G shoe makers model This one stamped with a

This one stamped with a Paris address in blue

perhaps it was all about making tracks

with detailed carving on eyes and mouth

which is casting a great shadow on the wall just behind

The vase is numbered "27" and stamped with a J and a JF

Nicely Naive 1827 Schoolgirl Sampler Signed H.G shoe makers model This one stamped with aI 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