Victorian Silk and Burr Oak Acorn Emery Pin Cushion mountain landscaoe (It seems possible the nails

(It seems possible the nails were originally left in then later removed

This is an antique color lithograph book plate from a volume of Zeitschrift für populäre Astronomi (Journal of Popular Astronomy)

(My guess it that a child many years ago went to work on it with a sharp tool

with royalty and high-ranking officials considering it fashionable to wear carved fruit pit accessories

Victorian Silk and Burr Oak Acorn Emery Pin Cushion mountain landscaoe (It seems possible the nailsSuch an array of marvelous antique emeries and pin cushions out there! I've seen some making use of walnut shells, but this is the first I've seem make of a Burr Oak acorn, which I love for its delicate spiky texture, almost like a durian fruit. And, if you look at it from the bottom of the acorn end, it looks like it has a little face, with the stem making a nose! And, with some green ribbon around the middle, it looks a bit like a strawberry too.