Early 20th Century Dutch School Sampler with Seam and Button Work antique swedish spoons (Orange bowl/base pictured in first

(Orange bowl/base  pictured in first photo not included

when it was likely made by a young girl

and 5 3/4" inches from spot to handle

dyed in the case of the red ones

The Times of London

Early 20th Century Dutch School Sampler with Seam and Button Work antique swedish spoons (Orange bowl/base pictured in firstYes, antique needlepoint samplers are marvelous, but I've really fallen in love with humbler school work samplers of like this one, which is early 1900s Dutch, and purchased from a seller in the Netherlands. These to me have the feel of minimalist drawings or paintings very subtle, and all about line and materiality, with such an immediacy that I'd want to pin it straight on the wall from the top two corners and just let it hang loose. Crisp white