Lion with Key, Figures, Alphabet and More, c. Early 19th Century Needlepoint Sampler Worked From All Sides carved wooden puppet the rest of the stitching

the rest of the stitching is holding together pretty well

after a   long day's work in February of 1935

But I really loved (love) the worn/faded pink color on this one

Mounted on cardboard

and all those teeth appear to be firmly in place

Lion with Key, Figures, Alphabet and More, c. Early 19th Century Needlepoint Sampler Worked From All Sides carved wooden puppet the rest of the stitchingI 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