Lovely Painted Silk Apple (or Peach?) Pin Cushion naive poems Graphite and colored pencil on

Graphite and colored pencil on ledger paper

then each two-page spread of the book in order

There is a clean tear along  the bottom edge (as I have it oriented) and a rough long edge from where it was cut out from the album

along with a lock from her husband William Gay

Lovely Painted Silk Apple (or Peach?) Pin Cushion naive poems Graphite and colored pencil onAnother lovely pin cushion, this one as large as an apple, or a peach I believe it was meant to represent the former, but the gloriously radiant color of the hand painted silk feels lush like a peach to me. I'd have a hard time puncturing this one with a stick pin, and might rather give it a special spot, perhaps in near proximity to a perfect piece or two of stone fruit. So pretty. 2 7 8" t x 2 7 8" w. Good, presumed antique (late 19th early 20th c I