Handmade Needle Lace Flower Medallion push toy it has been widely published

it has been widely published and become something of an iconic design

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This old box would feel right at home in a library or study filled with old books

A beautiful

At the top of the spoon are three carved loops

Handmade Needle Lace Flower Medallion push toy it has been widely publishedI find handmade lace a small miracle, and find it impossible not to rescue pieces like this when I come across them what labor and patience went into all of those tiny stitches! Though I have found this sort of lace called Belgian, a little further research has led me to understand the origins of the technique to be, I think, Venetian. The fineness of this example makes me think it has a good bit of age to it, but I am not an expert. 7" in diameter