Pocket Watch Sampler,

There existed in England, in the early years of the 19th century, a charming tradition: needleworkers fashioned tiny, circular samplers to fit inside the covers of pocket watches that gentlemen carried. With brief aphorisms, tiny birds or flowers and borders, these miniatures survive as one of the most endearing types of samplers. This one, reading, “Forget me not,” is an excellent example of this genre. 

Worked in silk on linen, this is in excellent condition, conservation mounted into a molded and black painted frame.