Deeply Empathetic Antique Folk Art Pig and Plough work basket what I especially love about

what I especially love about the horse and figure both are all of the different postures they can be manipulated into

I'd guess the young woman who created this sampler did not expect it would be around 200 or so years later

it's pretty great just as an object

each 4 1/2” x 3 1/2”

Hill (NYC) are alphabet blocks from the 2nd half of the 19th century

Deeply Empathetic Antique Folk Art Pig and Plough work basket what I especially love aboutHow could I possibly resist? The dealer I purchased this from told me that when she purchased it many years ago there were remnants of an old wire connecting the pig to plough; but really, what a burden for this sweet pig, I think better he's been liberated! It also seems that perhaps theirs was an old "make do" marriage the pig is quite old, but the plough seems ancient! Happily the pig balances well on its nail legs standing atop the plough now, a