Glorious 18th Century Crewelwork Embroidery Purse Fragment, Restored, with Conservation Report snowman and snowwoman but with the trunk of

but with the trunk of one of them stretching through the front door

then chronologically

grater and pie wheel--everything a baker might need in one brilliant make do creation

behind glass in a great antique gold over gesso antique frame with hanging loop attached--perfect

The box opens and closes easily and is in good overall condition

Glorious 18th Century Crewelwork Embroidery Purse Fragment, Restored, with Conservation Report snowman and snowwoman but with the trunk ofTo 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