Beautiful Antique Pennsylvania Amish Sewing Ball (with a bit of darned repair, too) Mexican folk art owl which is unmarked--providing no clue

which is unmarked--providing no clue as to the maker of the glove

which I understand from the seller came from a notable private Americana collection

and also emblematic of the want to preserve pieces of the past and carry them forward) and I believe this is both--a tintype copy I'd guess of an daguerreotype or ambrotype of a painting of a young child

There is hand-printed wallpaper still hanging on to the sides of the box

it is a bit delicate to actually use now

Beautiful Antique Pennsylvania Amish Sewing Ball (with a bit of darned repair, too) Mexican folk art owl which is unmarked--providing no clueI've been eying old Pennsylvania "Amish" folk art yarn balls like this for quite some time, but this is the first one I've purchased, a nice old one, found in Lancaster county, which is likely where it was made. Functional as pin cushions, there were many variations of these made, but I think it is the ones with "gods eye" type thread work that are the most special, and this one is unusual for the combination of that with exposed knitwork underneath