Ice Cream Sandwich of an Antique Pincushion with Handwoven Woolen Edging italian drawing if not gentle he'll smash

if not gentle he'll smash pretty hard into the ladder on the other side

Overall good to very good condition

4 3/8" tall and in overall good condition

and with a mend to the back of the canvas and a few other rough patches

Ice Cream Sandwich of an Antique Pincushion with Handwoven Woolen Edging italian drawing if not gentle he'll smashSo many old pin cushions to love. This one keeps making me think of a strawberry shortcake flavored ice cream treat. It looks to me like homespun finely woven pink wool running around the perimeter, and the cushion itself constructed of thick cotton (and through a few holes the stuffing looks perhaps like tightly packed thread string; the whole thing is sturdy and fairly firm.) Part of the appeal for me of a relatively minimalist pin cushion like this