Victorian Waxed Fabric Cockade Fan with Ribbon and Decorative Edges square ceramic bowl and patience must have gone

and patience must have gone into creating this fantastic tramp art large trivet or tray

) and sculptural rolls of yarn for hair

I'm listing this antique embroidery on linen pin cushion just as I found it -- stuck full of pins

and I especially love it's hammer which pulls out nicely to place it in cocked position

I have a soft spot for old folky inlaid frames like this

Victorian Waxed Fabric Cockade Fan with Ribbon and Decorative Edges square ceramic bowl and patience must have goneI only just learned that fans shaped like this are called cockade fans, and I must say I find it a great pleasure to unfurl them and then lock the handles in place! Victorian era, I love the cutout edges on this one, combined with the peach colored ribbon that runs all the way around. The dark brown with gold decoration leather like covering on the wooden handles shows some wear, but it's in good structural shape with years of fanning left in it yet