Finely Hand-Embroidered South American Textile Pouch orange and blac This hand thrown sugar bowl--which

This hand thrown sugar bowl--which would also be great for keeping jam

the Grumbacher company went on to become an art materials empire

Both sides of this bag feature matching

and if not in use would put it out somewhere to enjoy it as the lovely sculptural object that it is

Finely Hand-Embroidered South American Textile Pouch orange and blac This hand thrown sugar bowl--whichI 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