Endlessly Unfolding Red Leather Portfolio of 79 1850s-60s Hand-embroidered Lace Samples double ball in cage whimsy I have not found another

I have not found another quite like it

including delivering the solution to the puzzle on the interior of the lid

though what looks like the edge of a sleeve cuff peeks out to the right

Nice original brown and red paint

Endlessly Unfolding Red Leather Portfolio of 79 1850s-60s Hand-embroidered Lace Samples double ball in cage whimsy I have not found another(Forgive the not very good photos of this one which is also too long to capture in one photo.) I'm finding myself these days drawn to opposite extremes very "primitive" things at one end, and exquisitely, skillfully, laboriously crafted at the other, with this red leather folio sampler showing 79 examples of hand embroidered " appenzeller" lace created 1850 60, a prime example of the latter. Can you imagine? I purchased this from a favorite treasure