Delicious Antique Painted Silk Apple Pin Cushion rectangular frame I recently purchased a bundle

I recently purchased a bundle of antique school notebooks from a bookseller in England

but no notable tears or major stains

I find this just about the most gorgeous and satisfying salvaged architectural element I have ever seen--antique

The faces remind me of the work of Howard Finster--I think it's the noses turning into eye brows

I really love the elegance of this one

Delicious Antique Painted Silk Apple Pin Cushion rectangular frame I recently purchased a bundleYum. I've had one of these antique hand painted silk apple pin cushions before, and will continue to scoop them up when I can because I find them such beautiful things, each a little different. There is something about the softness of the silk and luminosity of these colors painted on it that to me feel almost otherworldly. Plus I love an apple as a thing and as a symbol, of desire among other things. This one with a braided stem and satisfying seam