Gorgeous, Finely Handwoven Cream and Blue Striped Large Wool Textile handmade marbles I know nothing of its

I know nothing of its origins

A little research tells me that 500 is a trump taking game related to euchre and bridge

This wonderful little wooden stool shows at least 150 years of love and several layers of paint below its current (perfect) orange

just great--almost iconic really--with terrific aging to the paint

but very little on the side with the boy and chick

Gorgeous, Finely Handwoven Cream and Blue Striped Large Wool Textile handmade marbles I know nothing of itsI don't buy a lot of textiles, but when I do it's when I find something really special, like this one; if I had to imagine to absolutely perfect bedspread throw everything blanket, especially for someone like me living on a coast (or just channeling the ocean), this would be it. It was woven in two large panels then hand stitched together, with hand stitched end seams as well. Very finely made of very high quality wool in the perfect creamy white,