Amazing Handmade Bobbin Lace Medallions - Woman and Man (or Ghost!) facial meaning A little paint loss and

A little paint loss and a bit of minor flaking but stable and structure is very sound

What I especially like about this old set of little wooden blocks is the subtlety of the embossed letters on them

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

for me is just right--wonderfully colorful

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Amazing Handmade Bobbin Lace Medallions - Woman and Man (or Ghost!) facial meaning A little paint loss andWhat a lot of work went into making these two bobbin lace medallions or doilies done by hand, with very fine thread (silk I believe) and what a lo0t of patience and manual dexterity required! I'm a huge fan of figural bobbin lace and have seen one or two round pieces like this with a figure similar to the ghost like man at center, but never as part of a pair with a female companion (and what a great skirt on her!) I'd frame them together side by side