19th Century Needlepoint Sampler with Parrot, Pistols, and Fleur de Lis brass sign 2 1/4" in diameter x

2 1/4" in diameter x 1 18" tall

but I have yet to find one I like better than this

And I think it is also the heaviest

(Blue and yellow blocks not included

19th Century Needlepoint Sampler with Parrot, Pistols, and Fleur de Lis brass sign 2 1/4" in diameter xForgive my not so great photos of this terrific antique sampler, finely executed by a Caroline Waldimand (or perhaps Haldimand), age 9, in the mid 1800s I believe. As there is an unfinished edge across the top, it seems possible this was once a larger piece, perhaps with with an alphabet above, now lost. The fleur de lis at center makes me think perhaps Caroline was Canadian, and I have found mention of some Waldimand and Haldimands both in the