Many Faceted Hand-sewn Cloth over Board Star in Ice Cream Colors with Rattle Inside durkee I think it's terrific hung

I think it's terrific hung on the wall just as it is

Some wear to the cardboard envelop

graphic decoration but can rarely afford

8 1/2" l x 5 5/8" t x 3 3/4"

is like a wonderful line drawing in three dimensions—and all those loops and twists make me think of Calder’s circus

Many Faceted Hand-sewn Cloth over Board Star in Ice Cream Colors with Rattle Inside durkee I think it's terrific hungI grabbed this one without a second thought at the New Hampshire Antiques Show all of those facets forming stars upon stars and the juicy ice cream flavored color palette just melted me! And there are beans or something inside that make it rattle. One sees smaller Victorian faceted pin cushions constructed in a similar manner, fabric over cardboard, but I think this was likely just made to be a rattle toy and a means of someone showing off their