19th Century Needlepoint Sampler with Parrot, Pistols, and Fleur de Lis folding box or re-papered

or re-papered

with the holes in the centers about the diameter of pencil (I used one to quickly unwind then rewind one of the reels

He can balance on his own in a seated position

some of these had ornately turned posts

and there must once have been a crank mechanism that this "wheel" connected to

19th Century Needlepoint Sampler with Parrot, Pistols, and Fleur de Lis folding box or re-paperedForgive my not so great photos of this terrific antique sampler, finely executed by a Caroline Waldimand (or perhaps Haldimand), age 9, in the mid 1800s I believe. As there is an unfinished edge across the top, it seems possible this was once a larger piece, perhaps with with an alphabet above, now lost. The fleur de lis at center makes me think perhaps Caroline was Canadian, and I have found mention of some Waldimand and Haldimands both in the