Finely Hand-Embroidered South American Textile Pouch orange and blac Below the large painted color

Below the large painted color wheel (with initials of colors in pencil around its perimeter) are three smaller wheels highlighting examples of complementary

the Grumbacher company went on to become an art materials empire

with a beautiful custom made copper cover featuring a leaf and stem design in relief

I purchased this piece from a very fine consignment/antiques shop just outside of Boston

Finely Hand-Embroidered South American Textile Pouch orange and blac Below the large painted colorI don't really know the story of this wonderful, finely hand embroidered pouch, which I purchased at the estate sale of a gallerist and collector in Boston, who had some incredible South American textiles, including some ancient Chancay Peruvian woven pieces. I would guess it, too, is Peruvian, and certainly painstakingly done, with thousands of tiny cross stitches. I think it's quite possible that the embroidery is older than the pouch itself a