1916 Signed Folk Art (Heavy!) Miniature Cast Lead Shoe vintage acoma bowl finely made cross-stitch on heavy

finely made cross-stitch on heavy linen pillowcases feature grids of wonderfully detailed images: figures engaged in a variety of activities (a gardener sowing seeds

all done with a precision and elegance that I find really lovely--while also

I think its a pretty spectacular thing

Shorter is 3 5/8" t

but really pretty great anytime and anywhere

1916 Signed Folk Art (Heavy!) Miniature Cast Lead Shoe vintage acoma bowl finely made cross-stitch on heavyA very finely crafted miniature shoe, cast of lead, with defined tongue and laces, signed and dated on the sole, MB (or maybe MEB, with an excellent monogram), 1916. I have to think this was made by a metalworker as a whimsy of sorts perhaps as a present for a cobbler, or a businessman! but I'm not entirely sure. Clearly a lot of care was invested, and the incised signature makes me with think there can't have been many. It weighs just about a pound,