Sweet Old Floral Petit Point on Dark Blue Wool squirrel hair 14 1/4" tall x 7

14 1/4" tall x 7 1/2" wide

While the naturally dyed color has certainly faded over time

Brutalist in sensibility

The lid opens easily and snaps tightly closed

Sweet Old Floral Petit Point on Dark Blue Wool squirrel hair 14 1/4" tall x 7This little petit point on wool embroidery just makes me happy; as with old samplers, I think it wonderfully caries the hand and sensibility of its maker, and I love it all the more for its moth holes and lost stitches. While it reads as black in these photos, the wool backing is a dark blue, and indeed there are a few small holes near the top right edge. It is sold as found in a very old, pretty worn gilded wood frame, the wood back of which shows