C. 1900 Red and White Dutch Darning Sampler, Grid of Nine Darns Plus One old wooden wall box with dings and scratches and

with dings and scratches and a a few yellow paint spatters on the back side

) Very good condition

more notable in photos (magnified) than in person

The largest of the three booklets acquired a rich black ink stain at some point long ago

C. 1900 Red and White Dutch Darning Sampler, Grid of Nine Darns Plus One old wooden wall box with dings and scratches andOf course I'm forever on the hunt for exquisite 18th and early 19th century Dutch darning samplers, but those are very few and far between (and usually exorbitantly expensive). In the meantime, I'll always say yes to a satisfying younger one, this one c. 1900, red and white thread on white cotton cloth. I love the square grid organization, making it feel all the more like a minimalist abstraction, with nine rectangles of darning aligned to the grid,