19th Century Piecework Block in Lemon Gold Frame tabletop puzzle a bird of paradise

a bird of paradise

Monkey himself is 6 1/4" tall

while the other represents Halland

9 1/4" long x 1 7/8" across at ferrule (where bristles attach to handle

Structurally super sound and sturdy

19th Century Piecework Block in Lemon Gold Frame tabletop puzzle a bird of paradiseI'm not in the least a quilt expert, but I sure do love color and pattern, and this framed piecework block just struck me as a really beautiful thing. Just right I think in this old lemon gold frame, which encourages close looking at its wonderful play of (happily not quite straight) lines and grids in light blue, cream, navy and white, made all the better I think by a few old stains, speaking to its one time function. To me, quite a heartening and