Our Life is Never at a Stand, Its Like a Fading Flower, Lovely and Poignant 1839 Sampler, Elizer Merchant ruffed grouse and aside from the one

and aside from the one missing bit

making for a luxurious bowl full

My favorite thing is the caption on the left one

I love objects bearing words or phrases with the potential to resonate in all sorts of contexts

with remnants of string at the temples on the back

Our Life is Never at a Stand, Its Like a Fading Flower, Lovely and Poignant 1839 Sampler, Elizer Merchant ruffed grouse and aside from the oneOur 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