Finely Hand-Embroidered South American Textile Pouch orange and blac Both sides of this bag

Both sides of this bag feature matching

but the book itself is in excellent condition

the Grumbacher company went on to become an art materials empire

Below the large painted color wheel (with initials of colors in pencil around its perimeter) are three smaller wheels highlighting examples of complementary

with a beautiful custom made copper cover featuring a leaf and stem design in relief

Finely Hand-Embroidered South American Textile Pouch orange and blac Both sides of this bagI don't really know the story of this wonderful, finely hand embroidered pouch, which I purchased at the estate sale of a gallerist and collector in Boston, who had some incredible South American textiles, including some ancient Chancay Peruvian woven pieces. I would guess it, too, is Peruvian, and certainly painstakingly done, with thousands of tiny cross stitches. I think it's quite possible that the embroidery is older than the pouch itself a