Sweet Old Floral Petit Point on Dark Blue Wool squirrel hair In the 1960's

In the 1960's

and David Simpson

2" diameter

The lid opens easily and snaps tightly closed

14 1/4" tall x 7 1/2" wide

Sweet Old Floral Petit Point on Dark Blue Wool squirrel hair In the 1960'sThis little petit point on wool embroidery just makes me happy; as with old samplers, I think it wonderfully caries the hand and sensibility of its maker, and I love it all the more for its moth holes and lost stitches. While it reads as black in these photos, the wool backing is a dark blue, and indeed there are a few small holes near the top right edge. It is sold as found in a very old, pretty worn gilded wood frame, the wood back of which shows