Tiny Buzzing Bees at Hive, Partial But Very Charming Early 19th Century Album Amicorum Needlepoint primitive pencil box 14 1/2" x 11 5/8"

14 1/2" x 11 5/8"

while one has a different mark

visits to Boston always meant Filene's Basement--the original and ultimate bargain basemen--at Downtown Crossing

purchased at the Nashville show from an Iowa based dealer from whom I wished to buy everything--because for me

6 1/8" x 4 1/2" and in very good condition

Tiny Buzzing Bees at Hive, Partial But Very Charming Early 19th Century Album Amicorum Needlepoint primitive pencil box 14 1/2" x 11 5/8"I am guessing that this small, very fine (impossibly so!) needlepoint was once part of an early 19th century German "Album Amicorum" or friendship book a collection of small mementos from friends and family (watercolors, drawings, handwritten messages, and often small needlepoints) of a certain size, housed in a special box. Clearly, much of the paper square it was once mounted to, with gold foil border, is gone but I was so completely taken with the