Lion with Key, Figures, Alphabet and More, c. Early 19th Century Needlepoint Sampler Worked From All Sides hand shaped hanger super sculptural and graphic and

super sculptural and graphic and rather iconic feeling

3 9/16" x 2 1'2" and in good condition

Mounted on construction type paper

and would guess the face meant to be that of a bear

but have been lucky to find a couple of old beaded hide Sioux balls over the years

Lion with Key, Figures, Alphabet and More, c. Early 19th Century Needlepoint Sampler Worked From All Sides hand shaped hanger super sculptural and graphic andI am more or less certain this is European, early 19th century or so I believe. I love the lion, of course, with wonderfully winding and branching tail, and also really like it for having been worked in the round from all sides, which I've rarely seen. With what appears to me a family of four figures facing the inverse direction (maybe a pet, too?), and a couple of flowering trees around the corner from them. The alphabet marches around in the same