Red Lipped Lovers, Wonderful PA Stumpwork Embroidery on Velvet Pillow duck shaped and corresponding rituals

and corresponding rituals

This is a small but stunning

Looking closely reveals that the lips of his carved face were once painted bright red too

There is enough wear around the entrance to suggest a bird or two may have resided in it

Red Lipped Lovers, Wonderful PA Stumpwork Embroidery on Velvet Pillow duck shaped and corresponding ritualsThis one made me super happy when I found it in New Hampshire, though I'd guess Pennsylvania Amish in origin, c. 1930s or so I believe; a valentine of a pillow if I ever saw one! The mix of colors is quite fantastic, really popping against the dark gray velvet ground, but what I love most is the bright red of this Dutch couple's lips, made a bit surreal by what I'd guess is some fading to the blue of their eyes and caps. With lush big tulips on lime