Ice Cream Sandwich of an Antique Pincushion with Handwoven Woolen Edging painted clay whistle 3 1/2" t x 2

3 1/2" t x 2 7/16" w x 1 5/16" d

features a scene of scholars in a traditional Chinese scholar's garden

A good and happy thing

I suppose he might also have one attached to a dowel by which one walked him along

is listed at $175

Ice Cream Sandwich of an Antique Pincushion with Handwoven Woolen Edging painted clay whistle 3 1/2" t x 2So many old pin cushions to love. This one keeps making me think of a strawberry shortcake flavored ice cream treat. It looks to me like homespun finely woven pink wool running around the perimeter, and the cushion itself constructed of thick cotton (and through a few holes the stuffing looks perhaps like tightly packed thread string; the whole thing is sturdy and fairly firm.) Part of the appeal for me of a relatively minimalist pin cushion like this