Remember Me When I am Dead, Susannah Hipple's 1848 Pennsylvania German Cross Stitch Sampler black glazed planter with what looks a bit

with what looks a bit like a figure in silhouette inside it

If you perceive this drawing as if our girl is looking straight ahead rather than down with lids closed

Of course the beehive symbolizes industry and teamwork and unity

so they evoke a particular feeling for me--and the sunny yellow of this striped one feels like coming home from the swimming pool in summer to dinner on the patio

) Of course it seems exactly the right thing for a carver to carve

Remember Me When I am Dead, Susannah Hipple's 1848 Pennsylvania German Cross Stitch Sampler black glazed planter with what looks a bitI tend to gravitate toward samplers executed with far less precision than this antique cross stitch, completed by a Susannah Hipple on May 16 of 1848 but it is a lovely thing (all those different varieties of flowers, in their variously patterned urns), in lovely condition, and the "Remember Me When I am Dead" sealed the deal! I also now know, from a recently sampler I bought and sold, that the central element is Pennsylvania German: the OEHBDDE is an