Antique Needlework Sampler on Linen with Triple Alphabet, House, Flowers riddle drawing The smaller measures 4 1/2"

The smaller measures 4 1/2" wide x 2 1/2" tall

It's in terrific condition-- not a flaw that I can see

So relaxed he looks

While there are lots of Scandinavian wooden Viking figures out there

The 510 page volume includes frontispiece

Antique Needlework Sampler on Linen with Triple Alphabet, House, Flowers riddle drawing The smaller measures 4 1/2"I'd guess the young woman who created this sampler did not expect it would be around 200 or so years later, so may not have thought much about using very light color threads that would more or less disappear as it aged. The linen backing and needlework itself has held up extremely well and appears almost completely intact, but the linen has darkened and the needlework faded, so it lives now as a very sweet but quite subtle piece, which I love but