Scallop Shell in Polychrome, Excellent Antique Pin Cushion with Red Velvet Interior blow horn hand-knotted twine netting

hand-knotted twine netting

Not a bad device for counting the weeks of the year--then taking 51 and 52 as vacation

Bottle whimsies always blow my mind

Unusual and fabulous

Scallop Shell in Polychrome, Excellent Antique Pin Cushion with Red Velvet Interior blow horn hand-knotted twine nettingI come across an antique seashell pin cushions now and then, but I don't believe I've ever see one (to my eye) more satisfying than this, largely due to the shell having been painted in these best close to nature but also really popping colors, and for the way the surface of the shells has aged. Plus, bright red velvet inside, making it somehow feel a bit like a Venus Flytrap! Love. 2 3 4" w x 2 5 8" t x 1 1 2" d. Very good condition, perfectly aged,