Delicious Antique Painted Silk Apple Pin Cushion rectangular frame The faces remind me of

The faces remind me of the work of Howard Finster--I think it's the noses turning into eye brows

with detailed fingers resting on bent knees

It measures 16” in diameter and  1 7/8” tall

I recently purchased a bundle of antique school notebooks from a bookseller in England

Delicious Antique Painted Silk Apple Pin Cushion rectangular frame The faces remind me ofYum. I've had one of these antique hand painted silk apple pin cushions before, and will continue to scoop them up when I can because I find them such beautiful things, each a little different. There is something about the softness of the silk and luminosity of these colors painted on it that to me feel almost otherworldly. Plus I love an apple as a thing and as a symbol, of desire among other things. This one with a braided stem and satisfying seam