Lovely Sewing Tools Lot: Native American Basketry + Victorian Carved Bone farm illustration There is some old hand-written

There is some old hand-written cursive text on the bottom of the box

I'd assume French

but featuring George Washington and the like) which sold in a Skinner Auction a few years ago

The piece is taped around the edges to the mat on the back side which should be fairly easy to carefully peel or cut away

This bowl combines one of my very favorite shapes and a the best matte

Lovely Sewing Tools Lot: Native American Basketry + Victorian Carved Bone farm illustration There is some old hand-writtenThough the little carved bone double sided pin cushion is likely early Victorian era British, I thought it made a nice complement to this lovely group of Native American basketry pieces (Maine Penobscot I believe, probably 1920s 40s), that I'm listing them all together (and at a bargain price!) The small basket is a thimble holder, the middle obviously a pin cushion, and the right a scissors holder. The basketry on all is finely done with sweet grass