Lovely Painted Silk Apple (or Peach?) Pin Cushion naive poems and a vertical radial around

and a vertical radial around the bottom

At first I thought perhaps a young priest

but they’re unpainted underneath and I think really best left alone

Graphite and colored pencil on ledger paper

Lovely Painted Silk Apple (or Peach?) Pin Cushion naive poems and a vertical radial aroundAnother lovely pin cushion, this one as large as an apple, or a peach I believe it was meant to represent the former, but the gloriously radiant color of the hand painted silk feels lush like a peach to me. I'd have a hard time puncturing this one with a stick pin, and might rather give it a special spot, perhaps in near proximity to a perfect piece or two of stone fruit. So pretty. 2 7 8" t x 2 7 8" w. Good, presumed antique (late 19th early 20th c I