Tiny Buzzing Bees at Hive, Partial But Very Charming Early 19th Century Album Amicorum Needlepoint handmade puzzle in box from the harlequin patterning on

from the harlequin patterning on all four sides (carved then painted rather than inlaid)

with the center hexagon of each featuring a tiny ink/watercolor drawing

There are minor dings and light wear to the wood consistent with age (I would guess these were made in the 40s or 50s)

Church: 3 11/16" w x 4 15/16" t

also to give him eyeballs

Tiny Buzzing Bees at Hive, Partial But Very Charming Early 19th Century Album Amicorum Needlepoint handmade puzzle in box from the harlequin patterning onI am guessing that this small, very fine (impossibly so!) needlepoint was once part of an early 19th century German "Album Amicorum" or friendship book a collection of small mementos from friends and family (watercolors, drawings, handwritten messages, and often small needlepoints) of a certain size, housed in a special box. Clearly, much of the paper square it was once mounted to, with gold foil border, is gone but I was so completely taken with the