Early 20th Century “My Baby” Lace raw edge bowl with its maker portraying himself

with its maker portraying himself legs-up inside of the ink bottle

Signed Blanche Parsons on reverse

Wonderful blue thread stitching a few inches in on the front and back cover

I've seen some pretty fancy antique carved ivory and bone back scratchers

but also for the sense of self-possession and a sort of serene power

Early 20th Century “My Baby” Lace raw edge bowl with its maker portraying himselfJust in time for Valentines Day! So much fun to find this in Vermont this week, with two pieces of fine quality lace spelling out My Baby, housed in their original box. The printing on the box indicate that a shopkeeper would have sold the pieces of lace individually (at 10 cents and then later 15 cents it appears) , with specific instructions for how to display them: leave them in this box. Always keep the blue backing under the greeting on the top