Large c. 1907 Pin Cushion with Embroidered Grid of Sewing Tools kit doll I purchased these drawings from

I purchased these drawings from a dealer in Romania and was not quite certain what to expect

I haven't find another like this for sale out there anywhere--because  really who would ever part with one

gorgeously sculptural antique hand-forged iron grappling hook

is just lovely

no notable chips or issues whatsoever

Large c. 1907 Pin Cushion with Embroidered Grid of Sewing Tools kit doll I purchased these drawings fromNo way could I resist this large folk art pin cushion, which combines many of my favorite things: grids, and words, and lists, and embroidery, and family names and, of course, is a pin cushion, too. It appears to have been made in 1907, with the name Clement written on the embroidered grid running around the sides just after that date, and then with more names added over time, terminating in 1942 (though perhaps 1907 was the birth year of the maker,