Hand-Embroidery on Linen Antique Textile Wall-Hanging fox Can one ever have too

Can one ever have too many pretty boxes--handily storing odds and ends whole looking great doing it

in a powder room or on a vanity

as there are a few bits of paper stuck to a couple of the horse’s feet

while the pale blue underside of the neck has a texture suggesting waves

An Armour zodiac tray very similar to this one was featured in "Aluminum By Design

Hand-Embroidery on Linen Antique Textile Wall-Hanging fox Can one ever have tooThis very finely hand embroidered textile is an example of counted thread embroidery, on linen, with handanger strips (the white cutwork). I am not certain of its origin the palette and design feels rather Scandinavian, but it bears a strong resemblance to many antique Turkish embroidered textiles I have found. Definitely it is antique, I am guessing mid 19th century, and absolutely it was made with great skill. Truly a wonderful thing to live with,