Mary Austen's Mid 19th C. Alphabet Sampler with Many Birds vintage pottery lion Plus what looks like a

Plus what looks like a little puff of smoke emanating from the top of the cabin near the center

if the latter

This drawing came from a portfolio of c

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

Mary Austen's Mid 19th C. Alphabet Sampler with Many Birds vintage pottery lion Plus what looks like 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