Endlessly Unfolding Red Leather Portfolio of 79 1850s-60s Hand-embroidered Lace Samples double ball in cage whimsy though what looks like the

though what looks like the edge of a sleeve cuff peeks out to the right

but it is yet its own singular thing

Here I'm not sure which side I like better--between this terrific perched squirrel

I fell in love immediately with the illustrations on these old Villeroy & Boch enamelware dishes--and then realized they portray three characters from the famous French Guignol puppet theatre

with great lettering and what looks like an eye at the center of the label

Endlessly Unfolding Red Leather Portfolio of 79 1850s-60s Hand-embroidered Lace Samples double ball in cage whimsy though what looks like the(Forgive the not very good photos of this one which is also too long to capture in one photo.) I'm finding myself these days drawn to opposite extremes very "primitive" things at one end, and exquisitely, skillfully, laboriously crafted at the other, with this red leather folio sampler showing 79 examples of hand embroidered " appenzeller" lace created 1850 60, a prime example of the latter. Can you imagine? I purchased this from a favorite treasure