A. Campbell's Hanging Velvet and Silk Folk Art Sewing Owl with American Flag Bow hand-painted wooden horse Underwood & Underwood--founded in 1881

Underwood & Underwood--founded in 1881 in Ottawa

some potted and some growing free and some with birds perched atop them

8 5/8" x 7 7/8"

The carving stands up great on the horizontally flush base

super bright and crisp

A. Campbell's Hanging Velvet and Silk Folk Art Sewing Owl with American Flag Bow hand-painted wooden horse Underwood & Underwood--founded in 1881Such a sweet one, kin to those Victorian velvet folk art butterfly shaped pin keeps (and pen wipes) I come across now and then I don't recall seeing an owl before, though! Late 19th very early 20th century I believe, all hand sewn, velvet with silk fabric trim, and two more layers of tail feathers that lift to hold more pins and needles. With a small American flag patterned cloth bow pinned to the top, hanger stitched to the top of the back (a