Endlessly Unfolding Red Leather Portfolio of 79 1850s-60s Hand-embroidered Lace Samples angry man U is a pretty good

U is a pretty good one

Spelling out words and names in pins is something one sometimes sees on early pin cushions

with little wear to the finish in a few spots (I have not touched the wood)

from standing through galloping

And the result of multiplying 7 with the number on the opposite side of the dial is revealed underneath the "X" on the arrow

Endlessly Unfolding Red Leather Portfolio of 79 1850s-60s Hand-embroidered Lace Samples angry man U is a pretty good(Forgive the not very good photos of this one which is also too long to capture in one photo.) I'm finding myself these days drawn to opposite extremes very "primitive" things at one end, and exquisitely, skillfully, laboriously crafted at the other, with this red leather folio sampler showing 79 examples of hand embroidered " appenzeller" lace created 1850 60, a prime example of the latter. Can you imagine? I purchased this from a favorite treasure