1932-33 French Weaving School Matelasse Weaving Pattern and Sample small glass vase Also perfect for stashing foreign

Also perfect for stashing foreign currency in

I'm not sure if this mushroom was once part of a larger sculpture or what

and like them all the more for the fact that two are addressed to a miss named Ambrosia

The color of the wood is closest to that in the first photo--a soft dark brown

I purchased them from a seller more knowledgeable than I

1932-33 French Weaving School Matelasse Weaving Pattern and Sample small glass vase Also perfect for stashing foreignFinding this one made me really happy, including because I once had fantasies of becoming a weaver and also fantasies of becoming French! Dated 1932 33 at lower right, it's a weaving sample done by a student at the weaving school that was part of the Societe Industrielle de Saint Quentin (in Aisne, in northern France), a city known for its weaving. At lower center is the weaving draft (pattern), with the sample of the half quilted diamond pique