Remember Me When I am Dead, Susannah Hipple's 1848 Pennsylvania German Cross Stitch Sampler honeycomb box This is one of three

This is one of three woodblock postcards I purchased from a seller in Japan

I was pretty excited to find a box full of these handmade slides at the flea market this weekend--a box in which many were rolled up in a St

Oil on canvas nailed to wood frame

One more of these mid 19th c

with a handwritten note above that is a bit hard to read

Remember Me When I am Dead, Susannah Hipple's 1848 Pennsylvania German Cross Stitch Sampler honeycomb box This is one of threeI tend to gravitate toward samplers executed with far less precision than this antique cross stitch, completed by a Susannah Hipple on May 16 of 1848 but it is a lovely thing (all those different varieties of flowers, in their variously patterned urns), in lovely condition, and the "Remember Me When I am Dead" sealed the deal! I also now know, from a recently sampler I bought and sold, that the central element is Pennsylvania German: the OEHBDDE is an