Antique Schoolgirl Crocheted Lace on Colorful Cloth Sampler Book pointing sign The ball in cage at

The ball in cage at the end measures 5 1/2" long and each link measures about 7/8" long

or for padlocking a box of precious tools

A bit faded with time in the very best way

15 1/2" l x approx

Antique Schoolgirl Crocheted Lace on Colorful Cloth Sampler Book pointing sign The ball in cage atI've become really enamored of all sorts of schoolgirl samplers needlework alphabet samplers, sure, but more so the less common to find woven and folded paper samplers, and darning samplers, and crochet samplers like this one. And this little humbly sewn together book, composed of richly colored cut cotton cloth and filled with dozens of little crocheted bits, is about the most charming thing I can imagine, just teeming with the love and care of many