Antique Needlework Sampler on Linen with Triple Alphabet, House, Flowers antique publication I believe they date to

I believe they date to the mid-20th century

rather reminding one

Just a beautiful mid-century teak vase with great lines

but there is a compound effect to having the four together

Antique Needlework Sampler on Linen with Triple Alphabet, House, Flowers antique publication I believe they date toI'd guess the young woman who created this sampler did not expect it would be around 200 or so years later, so may not have thought much about using very light color threads that would more or less disappear as it aged. The linen backing and needlework itself has held up extremely well and appears almost completely intact, but the linen has darkened and the needlework faded, so it lives now as a very sweet but quite subtle piece, which I love but