Embossed Brass Butterfly Pen Wipe beer stein with fox Or was its maker pleading

Or was its maker pleading to her mother to be kind to the cow

and a wooden torso

and hand-painted with glorious color much richer and more elaborate than in the copy of the booklet at Yale

There is something rattling around inside that one can hear if you shake it

elaborately costumed performers interpret traditional narratives involving kings

Embossed Brass Butterfly Pen Wipe beer stein with fox Or was its maker pleadingThere is a certain blurry line between old pen wipes and needle books, but I'm sure this is the former, especially due to the smooth black fabric inside, of which there are only two "pages" with the black of course matching the color of the ink this would for the most part be wiping! It's the embossed brass butterfly on the face that sold me, all done by hand like a pin prick drawing, and then riveted the suede cover along the top of the back.