Subtle But Amazing c. 1900 Dutch Darning Sampler with 60 Plus Darnings miniature dominoes The most charming example I

The most charming example I think I've ever seen of this type

others paler

with a different personality on each

but I might be inclined to frame it as is--c

with some loss of the bright yellow nailed-on trim around the lower sides

Subtle But Amazing c. 1900 Dutch Darning Sampler with 60 Plus Darnings miniature dominoes The most charming example II purchased this one from a seller in the Netherlands who deals a lot in darning samplers, and from whom I've bought a couple of others in the past. She used "wow!" to describe this one, c. 1900, and I have to agree I've never see one packed with as many darnings as this. That itself speaks to this one cloth have been worked for many many many hours, with each darning beginning as a cut puncture to the cloth, which the darning would then mend. A wide