Beautiful and Modern Feeling Early 1800s Century Hand-dyed Wool and Velvet Needlepoint Pocket Book with Braided Silk Tassel sign making stencil attests--and which seems to contain

attests--and which seems to contain a glass goblet inside of it with dramatic silhouette

and certainly admire the resourcefulness and creativity of its maker in piecing these bit together in such a smart and striking way

I'd think most likely done by a schoolgirl

perhaps expressing surprise

later to become A

Beautiful and Modern Feeling Early 1800s Century Hand-dyed Wool and Velvet Needlepoint Pocket Book with Braided Silk Tassel sign making stencil attests--and which seems to containI'm finding myself more than ever drawn to examples of early needlework these days, and also to old things that feel remarkably modern contemporary (there is a show up now of Revolutionary War flags at the Museum of the American Revolution that is a prime example, phenomenally beautiful in color and spareness.) Anyway, the color and pattern of the needlepoint on this early 19th c. pocket book, American I believe, just completely won me hand dyed wool,