Curious, Colorful, Polymer (Presumed Slag) Clay Figure antique pin cushion and I might think this

and I might think this photo was taken to commemorate her completion of an important exam

arguably the first English settlement in New England

The bottom half of the starfish is darker than the rest

with its little holes all along the points of the star on one side for releasing gas--as well as a mark on it with the word "Gas"

Curious, Colorful, Polymer (Presumed Slag) Clay Figure antique pin cushion and I might think thisThis one! I think she is quite fantastic looking, and definitely a colorful character in more ways than one! I purchased her from a dealer who got her in a mixed lot of things years ago and had no idea of her origins; I don't either, but definitely she was sculpted of polymer clay, of the sort that trade beads are made of, and I might guess that she was an end of day whimsy of sorts, made with the slag, and then given beads for eyes and a pink mouth.