Glorious Antique French Ribbon Swatch Sample Card american primitive they still look great and

they still look great and have years of good use in them yet

with a list of the rest in the series on reverse

I'd be very content to live with this drawing for the rest of my life

I purchased these from a seller in England

a crease line down the center (I believe incurred before being pasted down)

Glorious Antique French Ribbon Swatch Sample Card american primitive they still look great andThis one makes me want to spend all my time searching for antique French ribbon samplers I do believe it is about the most perfectly beautiful thing I've seen or can imagine, a dream in color. Photos give a good sense, silk ribbon, glorious color, handwritten numbers next to each sample, and stamped Clavel and Cie. at upper right. Earlyish 20th c. I believe. 13 15 16" x 10 1 4" open (and why would yopu ever want to close it?!) Very good condition,