Marvelous Handmade Victorian Needle Book with Watercolor Cat Cover light blue enamel I believe the fronts were

I believe the fronts were hand-printed--the color is lush but a little uneven

I'll unwrap something that will far exceed my expectations

and really a compelling object I think--carefully (lovingly

with a lot of dark spotting on the creamy white paint

Overall in very good condition--clean and bright

Marvelous Handmade Victorian Needle Book with Watercolor Cat Cover light blue enamel I believe the fronts wereI'd place this among my favorite finds ever; it's a little thing, but a super special one, teeming with love and care and charm. It's an antique handmade needle book, Victorian era I believe, with watercolor paintings on the front and back board covers, a pink velvet spine, green paper lining, four flannel pages inside for holding needles, each hand stitched around the edges, and a dark pink ribbon for tying it closed. Most of all of course it's all