Antique Premier Art Embroidery Silk, 120 Color Sample Card May This 19th century seascape is

This 19th century seascape is a case in point

This appears to be an original drawing done in black marker

which for me is all about the torque of the head

They will stand upright balanced against one another

I must say holding this is one's hands feels pretty special

Antique Premier Art Embroidery Silk, 120 Color Sample Card May This 19th century seascape isI just can't resist these old thread color sample cards when I come across them yet another means of delivering the pure joy of color, and the more colors the better, 120 of them here. Plus the satisfying geometry of all those tightly pulled lines of threads, composing a grid. Pretty rose colored cloth over board cover with embossed gold lettering, too, reading simply "Premier Art Embroidery Silk." Late 19th c. very early 20th c. I believe. Closed: 8