Beautiful and Modern Feeling Early 1800s Century Hand-dyed Wool and Velvet Needlepoint Pocket Book with Braided Silk Tassel utilitarian object shot at 2 or 3

shot at 2 or 3 times magnification show that there are photographs of dolls

There are small chips in the surface on a handful of them

The wood shows a few splits and the painted underside is a little grungy

its two openings make for fun with flowers

A crazy thing

Beautiful and Modern Feeling Early 1800s Century Hand-dyed Wool and Velvet Needlepoint Pocket Book with Braided Silk Tassel utilitarian object shot at 2 or 3I'm finding myself more than ever drawn to examples of early needlework these days, and also to old things that feel remarkably modern contemporary (there is a show up now of Revolutionary War flags at the Museum of the American Revolution that is a prime example, phenomenally beautiful in color and spareness.) Anyway, the color and pattern of the needlepoint on this early 19th c. pocket book, American I believe, just completely won me hand dyed wool,