SOLD Mary Ann James' 1860s Sampler in Birds Eye Maple Frame signed Japanese fan and equality

and equality

A super creature--at first I though cat

all commingling inside this wonderful fence

I've looked at some old cap guns and think it is likely a Scout Single Shot Cap Gun by Stevens dating to 1890--the profile and the patterning on the handle are a match

SOLD Mary Ann James' 1860s Sampler in Birds Eye Maple Frame signed Japanese fan and equalityI purchased this one from a seller who had it in her personal collection for many years and, like me, loved it for being colorful, and cheerful, and especially for that red brick house and those birds! Wool yarn on linen, I believe it is American, and was done by a Mary Ann James, age 11, with a date of either 1863 or 1866. I did find a Mary Ann James of Kaufman County, Texas born in 1852 (her parents originally from Kentucky and who later moved to