Pink Velvet Victorian Pincushion with Blue Embroidery handmade puppet with carved face How could I resist a

How could I resist a trade card that also delivered fortunes based on the shape of one's hand

I just think he was a really good landscape painter

with his over-sized ears well suited for picking up the sound of birds and rusting animals in the distance

I have found a few other pieces very close to this one in form

39 12" long x 9/16" wide

Pink Velvet Victorian Pincushion with Blue Embroidery handmade puppet with carved face How could I resist aJust a sweet old handmade pin cushion, Victorian era I believe, which makes me think of little Miss Muffett sitting on her tuffet! What I especially like about this one is the little pocket recess for a thimble at the the center, which also reminds me of those old mystery boxes where one sticks one's hand inside and feels around at some unknown thing! Nice and fat and plush, made of a pretty rose colored velvet, with blue hand stitching around the