Antique Amish Sewing Ball in Indigo Calicos white vase with gray flowers each individually labeled underneath on

each individually labeled underneath on one side

which looks rather like a white cake with colorful frosting all over it

The form of the leg makes me believe it dates to the 2nd half of the 19th century

first half of the 20th century I think

I think it's pretty fantastic

Antique Amish Sewing Ball in Indigo Calicos white vase with gray flowers each individually labeled underneath onSo lovely. I come across a sewing ball of this form now and again, usually in two or three shades of velvet, which don't hugely excite me, but I've never seen one in indigo calicos, which is what made me jump on this one when I spotted it last week at an antique show in New Hampshire. Absolutely the most beautiful example of one of these typically referred to as Amish puzzle balls or Amish sewing balls I've ever seen, and like a book of indigo calico