Lovely Antique Hand-sewn Piecework Pocket with Bluebirds odd fellows registration tag I feel holier just looking

I feel holier just looking at this carving

but sometimes they find me

Toning and some scattered staining

though it really feels quite ancient

solid brass

Lovely Antique Hand-sewn Piecework Pocket with Bluebirds odd fellows registration tag I feel holier just lookingI'm not entirely certain the function this was meant to serve maybe just a sewing pocket of sorts, or maybe a cover for something either way, it was clearly never meant to be sewn further closed, and the edges were carefully finished just like this. I of course just fell in love with those bluebirds, flying in a circle together! Pretty flip side too looks like a star if you look at it one way, and tumbing blocks if you look at it another. Pretty