Antique Amish Sewing Ball in Indigo Calicos antique pocket frame so perhaps painted in England

so perhaps painted in England

with wear and paint loss as evident

Perfect for all the time use (and a wonderful gift for most anyone)

with its diagonal beautifully echoed by the feathers of his hat and counterpointed by the opposite diagonal of his quiver

and everywhere they go they go

Antique Amish Sewing Ball in Indigo Calicos antique pocket frame so perhaps painted in EnglandSo lovely. I come across a sewing ball of this form now and again, usually in two or three shades of velvet, which don't hugely excite me, but I've never seen one in indigo calicos, which is what made me jump on this one when I spotted it last week at an antique show in New Hampshire. Absolutely the most beautiful example of one of these typically referred to as Amish puzzle balls or Amish sewing balls I've ever seen, and like a book of indigo calico