Embossed Brass Butterfly Pen Wipe beer stein with fox elaborately costumed performers interpret traditional

elaborately costumed performers interpret traditional narratives involving kings

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

with a loss to the top left corner and a bit of wear to the other corners

13" x 9 3/8" and in great vintage condition

and a wooden torso

Embossed Brass Butterfly Pen Wipe beer stein with fox elaborately costumed performers interpret traditionalThere 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.