Woman in Turban, Very Intricate Old Folk Art Needle Lace Medallion modern ceramic vase Paper: 8 9/16” x 6

Paper: 8 9/16” x 6 1/2”

but the red darned square on this small 1878 schoolgirl sewing sampler is as precise as any I've ever seen--the stitches are teeny teeny teeny tiny

smallish beak

At some point a little hook was added at the top for hanging

Woman in Turban, Very Intricate Old Folk Art Needle Lace Medallion modern ceramic vase Paper: 8 9/16” x 6Several years ago I found a figural needle lace medallion very closely related to this one that one depicting a figure wearing an elaborate headdress I took for Native American (photo included in documentation). It seems quite likely then that a series of these were created, representing the traditional costumes of different cultures from around the world whether by a single maker or done after a pattern I am not entirely certain, though I might now