Very Sweet 19th Century Glass Beaded Folk Art Pouch Monogrammed EP artist made basket was raised as one of

was raised as one of 12 children to sharecropper parents near Montgomery

for the wonderful awkwardness of some of these faces and bodies

and especially the head--suggestive of many animals at once but none in literal form

I love the deep blue and stylized flowers hand-painted on these c

Very Sweet 19th Century Glass Beaded Folk Art Pouch Monogrammed EP artist made basket was raised as one ofI've become a hound for earlyish 19th century American beadwork of this sort, which I believe was done by young women; I've recently bought and sold two needle books, and then here this small purse. I might guess there was once a handle attached, but I'm not sure as there are really no punctures or losses along the top edges that I can discern; perhaps it was a simple string or ribbon attached at the top sides. Whatever the case, it's all about the