Red Lipped Lovers, Wonderful PA Stumpwork Embroidery on Velvet Pillow Sioux native 2 1/2" long x 7/8"

2 1/2" long x 7/8" tall and wide

) attempt at carving a ball inside of a cage inside of a cage

Watermarked

with the rust creeping up toward those trusty and official looking capital white letters

held together with hand-forged nails

Red Lipped Lovers, Wonderful PA Stumpwork Embroidery on Velvet Pillow Sioux native 2 1/2" long x 7/8"This 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