SWEET HOME, Mid 1800s Punch Paper Embroidery on Lovely Silk Ribbon acrylic painting on cardstock described as mid 19th c

described as mid 19th c

there may be some pieces missing

and the moment captured here

I do believe was the son of Portland's then mayor

perhaps just coming into her own

SWEET HOME, Mid 1800s Punch Paper Embroidery on Lovely Silk Ribbon acrylic painting on cardstock described as mid 19th cI see a good number of punch paper embroideries on ribbon, spanning from earlier to later 19th century and beyond; some are a whole lot better than others and I've gotten pretty particular. This is an earlier and very nicely done one, with quintessentially New England colonial house sweet home indeed:) On especially lovely silk ribbon too. Overall 8 7 8" x 2 3 8". Embroidery 3 1 4" l. Good antique condition. with maybe one tiny stitch lost from the