**Antq. Shaker Shagreen & Silk Huswif w/Poem

Price: REDUCED 150 including shipping and insurance

Sold by Albion Valley Folk Art and Antiques

For sale is a wonderful antique sewing roll-up huswif that I believe is Shaker, and is made of shagreen and pink and black checked silk that has been in my collection for several years. It has a pocket at the top that is decorated with a pink and white silk bow, there is a rectangular pin keep below that, as well as 2 layers of wool felt for needles. In addition, on one layer there is a sweet poem that says "No rose with Mary can compare, Give me thy heart, and I'll live there." The piece has a brown silk tie, and is bound with some kind of brown fabric/seam binding. It measures about 10 1/2" long and 3 1/2" wide, and is in nice antique condition, with some minor fading and wear on the silk as well as on the shagreen and bow, but no really significant issues. Please look carefully at the pictures, and contact me with any questions or for additional photos.