Curious and Unusual 1865 American Civil War Paper Hand Fan handmade pin cusion " which was featured in

" which was featured in a nationally juried exhibition organized by the National Basketry Organization and presented at Ghost Ranch in Abiquiu

I would guess this piece dates to the mid 20th century

but equally handy for earrings

though combining them encouraged me to think behind the square at how these might spread out to make all sorts of of other shapes and patterns

Curious and Unusual 1865 American Civil War Paper Hand Fan handmade pin cusion " which was featured inI purchased this fan from my favorite rare book seller, not knowing quite what to make of it, but finding it quite an interesting, unusual and striking looking thing. I am not enough of a Civil War expert to unpack it, but I am pretty certain the choice of blue ink for the printing connects it the Union, while the serpent at the center of the fan represents the Confederacy. It seems possible, with numbers 1 7 along the left side, that it makes