SOLD Pair of Super Sculptural Old Industrial Glass Washers (for Beakers?) French darning sampler and a series of design

and a series of design cards inside the box

with a nice sheen from age and use

with super saturated color and neatly hand-stitched hem on reverse

6 3/4" l x 4" t x 2 3/8" d (base)

Ink and watercolor on lined paper

SOLD Pair of Super Sculptural Old Industrial Glass Washers (for Beakers?) French darning sampler and a series of designWhen I found these the other day I had no idea what they were, I just thought they were really excellent looking, and a bit like make do miniature Christmas trees! I have since learned that they would have been used for washing glass, with the wire springs (which are held very taught) providing and abrasive surface, and with the threaded ends, looking like lightbulb sockets, screwing into some sort of industrial machine. Their conical shapes suggests