Very Sweet 19th Century Glass Beaded Folk Art Pouch Monogrammed EP artist made basket with wire edging that shows

with wire edging that shows a little rust

and especially the head--suggestive of many animals at once but none in literal form

was raised as one of 12 children to sharecropper parents near Montgomery

and very much to beautifully inked calligraphic lettering too--so of course I jumped on this one

Very Sweet 19th Century Glass Beaded Folk Art Pouch Monogrammed EP artist made basket with wire edging that showsI've become a hound for earlyish 19th century American beadwork of this sort, which I believe was done by young women; I've recently bought and sold two needle books, and then here this small purse. I might guess there was once a handle attached, but I'm not sure as there are really no punctures or losses along the top edges that I can discern; perhaps it was a simple string or ribbon attached at the top sides. Whatever the case, it's all about the