Large c. 1907 Pin Cushion with Embroidered Grid of Sewing Tools gilded whimsy With that roof hinged on

With that roof hinged on the left side and a latch on the other

and that the lathe was used both before and after colors were added to the slipped clay to shave away colored slip left in the recessed areas

All of the drawers

one-of-a-kind box and board with great character and  many years of play left in it

two word text

Large c. 1907 Pin Cushion with Embroidered Grid of Sewing Tools gilded whimsy With that roof hinged onNo way could I resist this large folk art pin cushion, which combines many of my favorite things: grids, and words, and lists, and embroidery, and family names and, of course, is a pin cushion, too. It appears to have been made in 1907, with the name Clement written on the embroidered grid running around the sides just after that date, and then with more names added over time, terminating in 1942 (though perhaps 1907 was the birth year of the maker,