Antique Schoolgirl Crocheted Lace on Colorful Cloth Sampler Book antique brass stencil disk State Department official Samuel McKinney

State Department official Samuel McKinney and subsequently lived and worked all over the world

and another in a similar manner listed separately

no cracks or chips that I can see

and know that he was creating drawings up until very near to the time of his death

Cards measure 2 3/8" x 1 3/8" and box is 1" deep

Antique Schoolgirl Crocheted Lace on Colorful Cloth Sampler Book antique brass stencil disk State Department official Samuel McKinneyI've become really enamored of all sorts of schoolgirl samplers needlework alphabet samplers, sure, but more so the less common to find woven and folded paper samplers, and darning samplers, and crochet samplers like this one. And this little humbly sewn together book, composed of richly colored cut cotton cloth and filled with dozens of little crocheted bits, is about the most charming thing I can imagine, just teeming with the love and care of many