Antique Linen Pincushion with Wonderful Bobbin Lace Woman girl in blue with a brown

with a brown

against a painterly pale pink ground

crafted from fishing twine while out at sea and typically intended as love tokens to be delivered upon return

The box measure 3 3/8" in diameter and is 1

Scraps of Horace the Heathen Poet

Antique Linen Pincushion with Wonderful Bobbin Lace Woman girl in blue with a brownWhat a lot of love went into this one, and what a lot of love and use it appears to have seen, which of course makes it feel all the more precious to me. Two layers of yellow fabric, the top one a (now) pale yellow linen, with this wonderful needle bobbin lace hatted woman at the center, hands on hips, with marvelous tiny fingers. 3 7 8" x 3 5 8" not including tassels. Surface fading and darkening buy no holes or issues, all seams tightly hand sewn,