Striking Antique Blue and Red Needlepoint Pouch visual motor perception 3/4" across at base

3/4" across at base

And this lovely antique lignum vitae ink bottle only strengthens the case

the left side of each folio shows a silhouette of each specimen shadowing the text as a product of age toning

8 3/4" l x 4 1/4" w x 2 3/8" d

Striking Antique Blue and Red Needlepoint Pouch visual motor perception 3/4" across at baseI'm drawn to pattern like a magnet, and for me it doesn't get much better than the blue and red combinations on this 19th century needlepoint pouch I can't decide which side I like best, as I think both are just stunning. I love the variation to the blue especially, a perfect imperfection I assume product of variation in the original dying of the thread. I would guess some sort of closure was originally planned for this but not completed, all to the