Wonderful Antique Handmade Bobbin Lace Woman with Scythe vintage sewing box though possibly combined with transfer

though possibly combined with transfer

The last photo shows the positive next to the negative

Wayang Kulit performance is an incredibly rich story-telling tradition that celebrates Indonesian culture and artistry

punctuated by a cross at the very top

Johnston at Springfield Farm

Wonderful Antique Handmade Bobbin Lace Woman with Scythe vintage sewing box though possibly combined with transferThis special thing is a piece of late 19th century figural Italian Cantu lace, entirely made by hand. At the center is this wonderful raised appliqud woman holding a scythe, with a patch of wheat before her, flowers and a butterfly at her back, and perhaps the shade of a few leafy branches overhead, all set amid this great net like ground. Perhaps it was once part of a tablecloth decoration, I'm not sure, but now I'd treat it as the work of art it is