Embroidered Figure on Muslin with Ballooning Pants! vase with handle Such baskets were only produced

Such baskets were only produced at specific times of year

I'd really love to meet the maker of this necklace

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

I love the silhouette and interplay of parts on this one

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

Embroidered Figure on Muslin with Ballooning Pants! vase with handle Such baskets were only producedI'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