Antique Embroidered 1818 Alphabet Sampler, with Attribution, in Adirondack Frame Aksumite The blocks are large and

The blocks are large and chunky and perfect for young hands to stack and build with and throw around--though I might be tempted to keep them for myself

which I would guess may be the initials of its maker

The two little houses up on the hill are pretty good too

There is one small clean tear along the lower left edge

from morning sun till dine

Antique Embroidered 1818 Alphabet Sampler, with Attribution, in Adirondack Frame Aksumite The blocks are large andThere is information taped to the back of this frame attributing this sampler to "Grandma" (Bonere it looks to me, but a bit hard to read) and dating it to 1818, when she was 8 years old. It is in such pristine condition it looks as if it might have been done yesterday, but the absence of the J and U, the fraktur style lettering of the first half (through to the M, then changing style with the N) and the round hand of the second half all seem right to