Charming Antique Walnut Pin Cushion folk art wooden bird I'm forever in search of

I'm forever in search of lovely old hand-drawn maps

which he has definitely spent some time doing

It is Grueby

Dated 1827

Charming Antique Walnut Pin Cushion folk art wooden bird I'm forever in search ofAnother great old pin cushion and another example of putting readily accessible (free!) materials to practical use, in this case the shell of a walnut. Brown fabric (silk I believe, and I think two layers of it) with tightly packed stuffing inside (perhaps sawdust, it's a bit hard to tell), and with a red ribbon loop, which would make it easy to wear around one's neck when doing some sewing or mending. Definitely it was used, with plenty of pin pricks