Many Faceted Hand-sewn Cloth over Board Star in Ice Cream Colors with Rattle Inside antique toolfolk art tool Not at all fragile

Not at all fragile

produced by Gerstendorfer Bros New York

looking as though he feels the weight of the world

His doorstop on the back makes him stand up straight

and every year (and every stain) has I think just made it better

Many Faceted Hand-sewn Cloth over Board Star in Ice Cream Colors with Rattle Inside antique toolfolk art tool Not at all fragileI 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