SOLD Oh Noble Heart Think of Your End, Antique Pennsylvania German Acrostic Cross-stitch Sampler muscular system little painterly gems

little painterly gems

There its one small tear to to upper left corner

It took me a while to realize who this young woman with her very wide crown braid and fantastic mound of hair reminds me of--and that is of a very beatific version of the bride of Frankenstein

and flour will go

SOLD Oh Noble Heart Think of Your End, Antique Pennsylvania German Acrostic Cross-stitch Sampler muscular system little painterly gemsFound in Maine, but Pennsylvania German, 19th century I believe, though in a newer frame. Happily, a previous owner of this did the work of researching it, and adhered to the back of the frame is a handwritten note translating the meaning of the central element a series of letters, OEHBDDE, surrounding a planted heart and there is some additional reference material discussing the history and use of the motif as well. The OEHBDDE is an acrostic, with