Antique Hanging Folk Art Spool/Spindle Shelf pin pillow and the lace of her

and the lace of her collar

though the pale pink of the baby's face I think may be hand-colored

dating to the first or second quarter of the 19th Century

x 3/4" thick

Antique Hanging Folk Art Spool/Spindle Shelf pin pillow and the lace of herI found this one in the Hudson River Valley last fall. Late 19th very early 20th century I believe, with hanging hooks at the top ends of the rear spindles for hanging on the wall a good one for displaying an arrangement of (not too heavy) carved figures and whimsies and other sorts of treasures. In perfectly mellowed old gold paint, more thickly applied on the spools and thinly in the shelves, which also show a dark green tone. I really love the