Old Printed Linen and Lace "Get Hot" Pin Cushion carved ivory and certainly admire the resourcefulness

and certainly admire the resourcefulness and creativity of its maker in piecing these bits together in such a smart and striking way

it has an irregularly faceted form and interesting surface showing a mix of cream

It opens and closes fine

Malta's work

in a style which I believe would be referred to as grain-painting

Old Printed Linen and Lace "Get Hot" Pin Cushion carved ivory and certainly admire the resourcefulnessHonestly, it is the handwritten "Get Hot" on one side of this old pin cushion that sold me on it; not quite sure the story, but happily provocative. It's a pretty good pin cushion too, fancy trim around the perimeter, and very tightly packed with what I'd guess is sawdust, making it quite solid. One side was heavily used, with pin pricks all over, but the other, with the single flower, not much at all. 4 7 8" in. diameter x 2 3 8" thick. Great