Mary Austen's Mid 19th C. Alphabet Sampler with Many Birds hand-painted toy is a replacement for a

is a replacement for a more roughly carved original pin

and plenty of horses

it is painted bright silver

ideally suited for one whose first or last name starts with the letter "E"

This to me very much has the ethereal and otherworldly qualities of a daguerreotype of a painted portrait

Mary Austen's Mid 19th C. Alphabet Sampler with Many Birds hand-painted toy is a replacement for aA few losses to this one on the border, and to a couple of numbers but I really love those birds lined up in a row facing in the same direction, and another pair facing each other at the foot of a large tree. Signed by a Mary Austen, and my guess is that the "54" at center right is the year. I like samplers that roll a bunch of things together in what feels like an improvisatory sort of way, and this is very much one of those. 11" x 7 1 8". A bit of