Early 1900s White on White Dutch School Work Sampler hand-painted Persian G) and the year 1906

G) and the year 1906

was made in Hus-Flid Norway (the original sticker is still on it

What to make of this figure

but the naughty birding cat is pretty timeless

There is a chip in the wood near the hole for hanging

Early 1900s White on White Dutch School Work Sampler hand-painted Persian G) and the year 1906This is the third of three early 20th century Dutch school work samplers I am listing, which I purchased from a seller in the Netherlands, and the humble, pragmatic nature of which I've fallen in love with. To me, these have the feel of minimalist drawings or paintings very subtle, and all about line and materiality, with such an immediacy that I'd want to pin it straight on the wall from the top two corners and just let it hang loose. This one was