1932-33 French Weaving School Matelasse Weaving Pattern and Sample small glass vase Photographed in a couple of

Photographed in a couple of ways to try to give a good sense

which I almost removed but decided to leave on as it is part of this board's pretty fantastic patina

Also perfect for stashing foreign currency in

and like them all the more for the fact that two are addressed to a miss named Ambrosia

I'm not sure if this mushroom was once part of a larger sculpture or what

1932-33 French Weaving School Matelasse Weaving Pattern and Sample small glass vase Photographed in a couple ofFinding this one made me really happy, including because I once had fantasies of becoming a weaver and also fantasies of becoming French! Dated 1932 33 at lower right, it's a weaving sample done by a student at the weaving school that was part of the Societe Industrielle de Saint Quentin (in Aisne, in northern France), a city known for its weaving. At lower center is the weaving draft (pattern), with the sample of the half quilted diamond pique