C. 1900 Red and White Dutch Darning Sampler, Grid of Nine Darns Plus One polychromed but it has worn

but it has worn

The combination of these two closely cropped

It's been a while since I found a great deck of antique playing cards

Clearly the painting was once in a frame

x 10" w on the square x 4 1/8" d at base

C. 1900 Red and White Dutch Darning Sampler, Grid of Nine Darns Plus One polychromed but it has wornOf course I'm forever on the hunt for exquisite 18th and early 19th century Dutch darning samplers, but those are very few and far between (and usually exorbitantly expensive). In the meantime, I'll always say yes to a satisfying younger one, this one c. 1900, red and white thread on white cotton cloth. I love the square grid organization, making it feel all the more like a minimalist abstraction, with nine rectangles of darning aligned to the grid,