Woman with Lace Making Pillow, Self-Referential Antique Bobbin Lace Doily in Original Frame spencerian and it is wonderfully wonky

and it is wonderfully wonky

(They require candles a bit smaller than your average taper

lid fits tightly and pulls off easily

Sight: 8 5/8" x 5 9/16"

where I presume it has lived for a very long time

Woman with Lace Making Pillow, Self-Referential Antique Bobbin Lace Doily in Original Frame spencerian and it is wonderfully wonkyA bit hard to capture this well due to glare, but I've done my best it is celluloid rather than glass in the frame, original to it, c. 1890s 1900 I believe. I love a piece of antique handmade figural lace, and I especially love things that are self referential, and here we have both: a piece of antique handmade bobbin lace with a picture at center of a seated woman with lace making pillow on her lap. (I've included a photo of the type of pillow used