Unfinished But Marvelous, Ultra Naive Early 19th C. Embroidery on Silk (with Water Damage Long Ago) wooden blockscolor The lettering looks to me

The lettering looks to me more as if hand-painted and overglazed rather than transfer

made for stamping crates  (I presume) with "Native Extra Fancy Mushrooms

seems early 20th c

The card on the back of the frame has bowed/warped a bit due to the weight and depth of the hair piece

but I thought maybe a good thing to let that be a choice

Unfinished But Marvelous, Ultra Naive Early 19th C. Embroidery on Silk (with Water Damage Long Ago) wooden blockscolor The lettering looks to meI didn't think twice about this one, a complete heart driven decision and it's one I'll be happy to keep for a while or forever. It was never finished, and shows old water damage (mostly to the left side of the silk) but if there were ever a thing provoking a sort of 'only a mother could love it empathy in addition to just sheer delight, this naive, early 19th century silk on silk embroidery would be it for me. Those ink drawn faces, and the dainty