Glorious 18th Century Crewelwork Embroidery Purse Fragment, Restored, with Conservation Report antique advertisment The larger of the two

The larger of the two hearts features checkerboard paper weaving on both sides

this watercolor is unsigned

and don't know whether that is correct or not

40 pages--31 filled front and back with bacteriology notes and drawings

Opening is 2" x 2 3/4"

Glorious 18th Century Crewelwork Embroidery Purse Fragment, Restored, with Conservation Report antique advertisment The larger of the twoTo my eye and sensibilities, this is a gloriously beautiful thing, and among the most special textiles I've had in my possession. It is an 18th century crewelwork embroidery, wool on linen, which I believe was originally a purse. (At the end of photos is a photo of a 1986 page from Maine Antiques Digest documenting a similar crewelwork purse believed to have been owned by John Richardson of Townsend MA sold along with a small watercolor of a house for