Mary Austen's Mid 19th C. Alphabet Sampler with Many Birds vintage pottery lion 11 t x 18” long

11 t x 18” long measured on the square

if the latter

I just love the nails on these dramatic claws

the shorter 4 1/16"

Mary Austen's Mid 19th C. Alphabet Sampler with Many Birds vintage pottery lion 11 t x 18” longA 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