Lion with Key, Figures, Alphabet and More, c. Early 19th Century Needlepoint Sampler Worked From All Sides amos j blake most of the figures with

most of the figures with tabs added on reverse for standing them up

And I can't stop looking at it

but if you’re interested one or two or three

I just thought what a completely gorgeous and stunning thing

Lion with Key, Figures, Alphabet and More, c. Early 19th Century Needlepoint Sampler Worked From All Sides amos j blake most of the figures withI am more or less certain this is European, early 19th century or so I believe. I love the lion, of course, with wonderfully winding and branching tail, and also really like it for having been worked in the round from all sides, which I've rarely seen. With what appears to me a family of four figures facing the inverse direction (maybe a pet, too?), and a couple of flowering trees around the corner from them. The alphabet marches around in the same