Old Wooden Spinning Tops - Set of 2 antique report cards constructed so "that when impelled

constructed so "that when impelled in one direction

I've just learned this piece is by well known ceramic artist Andrew Martin

finely made cross-stitch on heavy linen pillowcases feature grids of wonderfully detailed images: figures engaged in a variety of activities (a gardener sowing seeds

and the way she lifts and cradles her child

Old Wooden Spinning Tops - Set of 2 antique report cards constructed so "that when impelledI just love these old wooden spinning tops as objects, and I believe this pair are probably a hundred years old at least. As they should be, they are quite worn all over, with dings and scrapes and some dryness to the wood. In great structural shape and good for a spin, though also nice just on the shelf. Larger: 2 1 2" tall x 1 3 4" d. Smaller: 2" tall x 1 1 2" d.