Sweet Old Double Sided (Partially) Hand-embroidered Potholder antique handmade Spanish postcard and especially the stack of

and especially the stack of handwritten correspondence inside dating back to the 1850s

On wove (un-ribbed) paper

and I believe made of oak

with just a single chamber

Sweet Old Double Sided (Partially) Hand-embroidered Potholder antique handmade Spanish postcard and especially the stack ofJust a little thing, which I believe lost some of the embroidery on its black silk surface along the way, but which I found too sweet to leave behind. To me makes me think of a pair of bright stars emerging from a black sky, and then on reverse just this funny little patch of colorful stitched blobs which just seem like a little flurry of exuberant moments. 5 5 8" x 5 5 8" not including hanging loop at corner. Good condition with embroidery loss as