Our Life is Never at a Stand, Its Like a Fading Flower, Lovely and Poignant 1839 Sampler, Elizer Merchant old jugtown pottery This is one of three

This is one of three double-sided pages from an early 19th c

exactly as pictured

and who can resist a panda

and a whole lot of color in this though the effect is one of atmospheric softness

I've certainly seen Mexican folk art cobbler's forms completely covered with Milagros

Our Life is Never at a Stand, Its Like a Fading Flower, Lovely and Poignant 1839 Sampler, Elizer Merchant old jugtown pottery This is one of threeOur life is never at a stand its like a fading flower death that is always near at hand came near every our 1839. Quite a lot of life and poetry in that! Including in how the lines are divided. And then dogs and cats and hearts and birds and baskets and flowers of many sorts. I admire a lot of samplers, but this one was, without a second of hesitation, for me. I think our Elizer Merchant was an old soul. 13 7 16" x 12 1 2" framed. Good antique