Glorious 18th Century Crewelwork Embroidery Purse Fragment, Restored, with Conservation Report International Tobacco co ) The edges of the

) The edges of the hand-shape show old red paint

and worth having for the image of the pajama-ed figure at the center of the interior alone

The back shows a bit of charcoal

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and the order in which they appear--revealing an active thought process of ticking through the necessities

Glorious 18th Century Crewelwork Embroidery Purse Fragment, Restored, with Conservation Report International Tobacco co ) The edges of theTo 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