Mary Austen's Mid 19th C. Alphabet Sampler with Many Birds vintage pottery lion I'll never get over the

I'll never get over the beauty of old bone and ebony dominoes

the shorter 4 1/16"

holder for pencils

3" x 3 1/16" and in very good condition

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Mary Austen's Mid 19th C. Alphabet Sampler with Many Birds vintage pottery lion I'll never get over theA 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