Mary Davis' Early Sampler with Flame Stitch, Alphabets, Flower and Verse Charles lindbergh Two pieces of cut tin

Two pieces of cut tin for the front fins

to my mind

whenever the opportunity arises

and with these almost wave-like patterns of decoration animating the rest of it

Mary Davis' Early Sampler with Flame Stitch, Alphabets, Flower and Verse Charles lindbergh Two pieces of cut tinAnother example of the sort of sampler I love, which would definitely benefit from a better frame, but I'm very glad it's been kept safe as it is an early and delicate one. Part of what makes it especially special is the passage of flame stitch filling the top quarter, surely faded and clearly showing loss but very beautiful still. Then this verse under the alphabet and numbers, with long "s" 's everywhere, signed by Mary Davis just underneath, and