Our Life is Never at a Stand, Its Like a Fading Flower, Lovely and Poignant 1839 Sampler, Elizer Merchant old jugtown pottery rare to find as far

rare to find as far as I have seen

I've certainly seen Mexican folk art cobbler's forms completely covered with Milagros

but I must say this one for me is really all about the squirrel drawing on the inside of the front cover

the images documented the growth of beans

and who can resist a panda

Our Life is Never at a Stand, Its Like a Fading Flower, Lovely and Poignant 1839 Sampler, Elizer Merchant old jugtown pottery rare to find as farOur life is never at a stand its like a fading flower death that is always near at hand came near every our 1839. Quite a lot of life and poetry in that! Including in how the lines are divided. And then dogs and cats and hearts and birds and baskets and flowers of many sorts. I admire a lot of samplers, but this one was, without a second of hesitation, for me. I think our Elizer Merchant was an old soul. 13 7 16" x 12 1 2" framed. Good antique