Embroidered Figure on Muslin with Ballooning Pants! vase with handle I love the silhouette and

I love the silhouette and interplay of parts on this one

but I think is much better--far looser (it looks positively abstract from certain angles)

The box is in good antique condition: there is some wear and aging to the wood

Plus she hides a bell beneath that shirt

Embroidered Figure on Muslin with Ballooning Pants! vase with handle I love the silhouette andI'm completely in love with this curious little hand embroidered character in a traditional costume that I'd guess is Eastern European, perhaps Ukranian. Between those bright eyes with star like black lashes and these fantastic ballooning pants what a pure embodiment of sweetness! I'd guess this piece dates to the 1940s or so and perhaps was made to sew onto something else. Iit has been loosely sewn onto a thin cardboard cutout backing, which has kept